World's top 7 smartphone makers by shipments

Smartphone makers Samsung, Huawei and Apple are the top three suppliers in the world with market share of 19 percent, 14 percent and 12 percent, respectively, in the third-quarter of this year, according to consulting firm Counterpoint Research.

The consulting firm said the global smartphone shipments fell 5 percent year-on-year to 380 million units in the third-quarter due to global slowdown.

Let's take a look at the seven biggest smartphone makers in the world.

No 7 Lenovo, shipments market share: 3 percent