https://wccftech.com/apple-could-potentially-surpass-samsung-as-the-worlds-largest-smartphone-maker-in-q4-2017/ >Apple introduced its latest flagship of the year to the world and while the company also released the iPhone 8 and 8 Plus, the iPhone X ( Amazon, $1235.00 ) was the eye candy for users. Why wouldn’t it be? The latest and greatest smartphone from Apple featured a radical design change, introduced features which are not only new to the iPhone franchise but the whole smartphone industry as a whole. Now, with iPhone X’s success at the table, a Taiwanese market research firm, TrendForce expects Apple to overtake Samsung as the world’s largest smartphone maker in 2017’s Q4. So let’s dive in to see some more details on the matter. >The research firm claims that the iPhone X is strong in terms of consumer interest. The device went on sale earlier this month and launched in over 55 countries. The firm also coins stats that the iPhone-maker will grab a market share of 19.1 percent compared to Samsung’s 18.2 percent smartphone market share. In addition to this, the research company also expects that the iPhone X’s strong demand has led Samsung to scale back on the production of its Galaxy S8 ( Amazon, $714.00 ) and its bigger plus sized S8+.