The big surprise was the rise of Yulong Computer Telecommunication Scientific which took third place. Yulong sells smartphones under the brand name Coolpad. The company is largely unknown outside China, but has seen its shipments in the country steadily increase as a result of its broad product profile and low-end handsets, which reach prices below US$100, said Nicole Peng, an analyst with Canalys.

via Chinese smartphone vendors cut Apple out of top five in shipments for Q3 – Huawei, consumer electronics, smartphones, iPhone, ZTE, Android, Lenovo, Apple, samsung – Computerworld.