Apple and Samsung smartphones outsell Nokia’s for first time in second quarter

Apple and Samsung Electronics zoomed to the top of the list of global smartphone makers in the second quarter, blowing past Nokia and BlackBerry maker Research In Motion, according to research firm IDC.

Korea’s Samsung made the biggest jump, from No. 4 in the first quarter to No. 2 in the second, on the strength of its Galaxy phones, which run Google’s Android software. It sold 17.3 million smartphones in the second quarter, up from 10.8 million in the first, IDC said. Apple rose to No. 1, taking the spot from Nokia, by selling 20.3 million iPhones, up from 18.7 million in the first quarter. That relegated Finland’s Nokia, the long-time leader, to third place. Apple has yet to top Nokia’s high-water mark of 28.1 million phones in a quarter.