Indonesia, Thailand, Philippines, Vietnam and Nigeria were placed in the top five positions in Q3 2016, among the “Next 30” Smartphone markets tracked, per our latest report available here from the Handset Country Share (HCST) Tracker Service.

These new and emerging markets accounted for 19% of all smartphone volumes Worldwide. Samsung led in 25 of these 30 markets though it faces strong local competition in markets such as Indonesia, Bangladesh and Pakistan.