New data from market research firm Counterpoint indicates that 21 percent of smartphones shipped worldwide came from Samsung during the second quarter of this year. Following Samsung was Apple at 14 percent, Huawei at 9 percent and Xiamoi with 5 percent, reports Digital Trends. However, Apple took the lead in North America, claiming 34 percent of shipments. Samsung followed with 26 percent, while LG claimed 14 percent. Three out of four mobile handsets shipped worldwide were smartphones, and half were LTE capable. “Excluding Samsung, Apple now generates more smartphone revenues than all the other players combined,” notes Counterpoint.