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Samsung Easily Tops Apple to Become World's Top Smartphone Manufacturer

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Last week, The Wall Street Journal reported that Samsung had overtaken Apple for the title of world's top-selling smartphone manufacturer, relying on a source who indicated that Samsung had shipped over 20 million smartphones in the third quarter, compared to Apple's announced sales of 17.1 million iPhones.

Samsung today officially announced its financial results for the third quarter, and while it no longer releases smartphone sales units, it did disclose that smartphone sales were up more than 40% over the previous quarter. With Samsung having been close on Apple's heels during the second quarter and Apple's sales declining in the third quarter as customers waited for the iPhone 4S, that growth enabled Samsung to easily surpass Apple in the smartphone segment.

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Research firm Strategy Analytics has released its data on smartphone shipments for the third quarter, pegging Samsung at 27.8 million units while Apple barely edged out Nokia for second place by a margin of 17.1 million units to 16.8 million units.
Neil Mawston, Director at Strategy Analytics, added, "After just one quarter in the top spot, Apple slipped behind Samsung to second position and captured 15 percent share. Apple's global smartphone growth rate slowed to just 21 percent annually in Q3 2011, its lowest level for two years. We believe Apple's growth during the third quarter was affected by consumers and operators awaiting the launch of the new iPhone 4S in the fourth quarter, volatile economic conditions in several key countries, and tougher competition from Samsung's popular Galaxy S2 model."
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While Apple is expecting all-time record iPhone sales during the current quarter as the iPhone 4S rolls out around the world, it still may not be enough to overcome Samsung's significant lead and strong growth.

In the overall mobile phone market, Strategy Analytics pegged Apple in fifth place, slipping behind ZTE compared to the previous quarter. Apple's share of the total market fell to 4.4%, down from 5.6% in the second quarter.

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Is it the same?

shipped over 20 million smartphones in the third quarter, compared to Apple's announced sales

Shipped same as Sales?
 
Doesn't stop the fact that Apple have possibly the most elegant phone ever made:



(photo from my tumblr)

... and the OS is just as good.
 
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Apple is probably more dependent on manufacturers than Samsung.
 
I wonder how many of those shipped samsung phones are sitting on shelves somewhere not being sold. Unlike the iPhones which have all been sold.

More importantly how much profit does each company make per unit. Ultimately that's the bottom line, not how many you've sold but rather if you are profitable.
 
I'm happy with this...

I'm pretty much married to iOS platform and don't want to start over with andriod. But this is the kind of thing that will hopefully get Apple to shore up the holes in iOS.

E.g., yesterday I was dying for Siri to turn-by-turn directions.
 
ironsienna said:
I believe things will change with the cheap 8gb version of iPhone 4.
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Unfortunately the iPhone 4, 8Gb, isn't cheap at all, over here in the Netherlands Apple is asking 710 US dollar for an unlocked phone without contract....for a device this "old" that's still more than a Samsung\LG\Motorola\SE\HTC unlocked without contract and (almost) identical specs.
 
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Good for them, I like to see more of this, I don't want Apple to sit on their past gains after this is Apple, the company that brings "magic to life" what other company do people get so excited that they can't wait to see what else they bring out.

I dont' care if Apple is 2 or 4th what I care is they keep Steve Jobs legacy alive and keep bringing things we want and haters unable to control their fits. :rolleyes:
 
odd thing is they dont mention that apple sells 2 types of phones last qtr when they were doing this. samsung sells what 100 different types of phones.
 
Lennholm said:
And that is different from the iPhone how?
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He's not saying its different. He was replying to someone who says Samsung give their phones away ( which they don't - its the carrier that does - yes, just like the iPhone gets given away - in both cases, of course, the manufacturer gets their $$ ).

Some people still think free phones on contract are free...
 
im happy, not because apple is failing like most people think from reading this article but because it is going to become like the pc market. andriod will have more market share and once again apple product will be premium products just like the mac. the market will get so saturated that all the other headset makers will be competeing agaist each other forcing down price cause them to create a another low margin market, while apple still plow ahead as they always do and make lot of money from quality products.
 
Samsung is officially the king of mobile phones. They are doing a fantastic job at the moment.
 
freddiecable said:
maybe

but - i believe apple - in the case of mobile phones, needs to diversify a bit. still - they have 3GS, 4 and 4S...but the 3GS is quite slow compared to many samsungs etc.
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Slow in what way? Mhz? Ahhh... The Mhz myth!

If an o/s together with its hardware runs software adequately then the speed of the processors becomes irrelevant. Speed only becomes relevant for marketing..
"My phone is faster than yours".. on paper maybe but real life experience may be totally different. The performance is what counts, not raw speed, or numbers on specifications.

As long as the iPhone retains a healthy software / hardware eco system then Apple are doing just fine.

If 3rd party accessories and software start to dry up, then its time to worry - the platform is being abandoned.
 
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