However, Lenovo saw its position slide from the year-ago quarter, when it shipped 23.8 million smartphones and had 8.1 percent market share. Lenovo said it was buffeted in the second quarter by currency fluctuations and challenging macroeconomic conditions in Brazil and other Latin American markets, which are the strongest markets for its Motorola Mobility unit. Additionally, the company said that competition in China grew more intensified Lenovo said sales in its mobile group were $2.1 billion in the calendar second quarter, up 33 percent year-over-year, due to the inclusion of revenues from Motorola.