Analysts at iSuppli have claimed HTC took eight per cent of the global smartphone market in the second quarter.
HTC made major gains in the smartphone sector in the second quarter of the year.
Newly-released figures from iSuppli revealed the manufacturer saw its global high-end handset shipments increase by 63.1 per cent when compared to the first three months of 2010.
Between April and June, HTC shipped 4.9 million smartphones, taking its market share for the period to eight per cent.
This meant the company consolidated its fourth place position in the global manufacturer rankings, behind only Nokia, Research In Motion and Apple.
Senior analyst for wireless communications at iSuppli Tina Teng attributed HTC's success to its use of the Android operating system (OS), which can be found on handsets such as the HTC Desire and HTC Legend.
"Android is the secret sauce for smartphone growth for many companies in 2010," Ms Teng remarked.
Despite its support for Android, HTC has this week launched a number of new smartphones - including the HTC 7 Mozart on Orange - that will run the Windows Phone 7 OS.
Via : mobileoffers
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