The French mobile phone market dipped -1% YoY in Q1 2015, as growth remained mixed in the European region. Among the main handset vendors Samsung and Apple retained the top two spots. Apple grew, while Samsung was mixed. Microsoft and Wiko competed fiercely for the no.3 position at all local operators.

Our extensive report -- available to clients here -- tracks mobile phone vendor marketshare at the four major French operators -- Orange, SFR, Bouygues Telecom and Free Mobile -- from Q1 2009 to Q1 2015. The report is an important tool for measuring the health of individual device brands at the operator level in France.