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Nokia and Apple reported calendar 3Q13 results within a few hours of each other this week (Apple's figures cover its fiscal 4Q13). Here's a rundown of some of their key comparable figures.
Device shipments
Nokia sold a total of 64.6 million devices [1] during the quarter compared to 82.9 million in 3Q12. Smartphone sales comprised 8.8 million of the total, up from 6.3 million a year ago.
Apple sold 33.8 million iPhones - a record for its fiscal 4Q [2], and up from 26.9 million in the same period of 2012. However, iPad shipments grew just 100,000 year-on-year to 14.1 million.
Devices sales...