Apple gains share in global smartphone market - Gartner

REUTERS - Apple Inc increased its market share in the second quarter when global smartphone sales grew at the slowest pace since 2013, according to market research firm Gartner Inc .

The iPhone maker's share of the worldwide smartphone sales market rose to 14.6 percent in the quarter from 12.2 percent a year earlier. (http://bit.ly/1Jl5cGf)

Rival Samsung Electronics Co Ltd's <005930.KS> share fell to 21.9 percent from 26.2 percent, Gartner said on Thursday.

(Reporting by Devika Krishna Kumar in Bengaluru; Editing by Sriraj Kalluvila)