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Apple Regains Market Share in Some Countries with Strong iPhone 5s Sales
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Amazing thing is that after the 5s and the Samsung Galaxy, the next best selling device is the 5c. So far it seems that the experiment has worked. So if they can find a way to continue to bring the cost down so that they play in the lower end markets without sacrificing quality, ecosystem, or profit, they will. But they will never be the cheapest, and I dont think they even want to be. They just need to be cheap enough where the people are willing to spend that little extra to get the better product. As I stated, the numbers clearly show that when the price is the same or close, people overwhelming seem to choose apple. for Apple that means they need to close the gap enough (not completely). for the competition they need to hope that never happens.
A cursory look at some of those figures to me simply identifies and highlights differences in regional Mobile phone company upgrading sales strategies.
Countries such as the UK has competitive mix of on-contract and pay as you go models similar in many ways to the US.
Allowing frequent upgrades of handsets including iPhones for little or free upfront cost for on contract customers.
Where as countries primarily operating upfront and pay as you go pricing models clearly mean the multitude of Android models have a price advantage and are taking market share away from dumb phones.
Microsoft and Nokia brands in the UK particularly continue to have strong brand awareness and are being promoted by both phones4U and Carphone Warehouse independent resellers - One assumes there are awards offered to salesmen and women.
Countries such as the UK has competitive mix of on-contract and pay as you go models similar in many ways to the US.
Allowing frequent upgrades of handsets including iPhones for little or free upfront cost for on contract customers.
Where as countries primarily operating upfront and pay as you go pricing models clearly mean the multitude of Android models have a price advantage and are taking market share away from dumb phones.
Microsoft and Nokia brands in the UK particularly continue to have strong brand awareness and are being promoted by both phones4U and Carphone Warehouse independent resellers - One assumes there are awards offered to salesmen and women.
You can get an Iphone 5S free on contract with many carriers in London. See attached link. However, many prefer the flexibility of getting a SIM only contract and buying their phone outright.
I am on my third Iphone and all of them were bought outright. The market for Samsung S4, S5 and Note is very similar with many choosing to buy outright even with free contracts available.
Fact is SIM only contracts are very attractive and very flexible.
http://www.carphonewarehouse.com/search/?q=Iphone 5S
I'd like to see the numbers for Scandinavia
(or, even better, Denmark - but I guess there's simply not enough of us).
(or, even better, Denmark - but I guess there's simply not enough of us).
If you believe the 5C is the third best selling device Globally I have a bridge to sell you.
That report is from 2012, it's currently about 56% Apple and 53% Samsung...
Link: http://appleinsider.com/articles/13...industry-profits-while-competitors-lose-money
Not really sure what this is all about!!
Is it iPhone supposed to sell more then all hundreds of models of Android devices? Because I don't know any single phone maker who sells more phones then Apple!
Samsung outsells Apple about two to one in the smartphone segment however Samsung does sell a lot of junk that could just barely be called smartphones.
http://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?containerId=prUS24645514
I'm still amazed no one here seems to GET IT.....
I know quite a few VERY clever people, in various industries. Clever people, with numbers you also like the tech.
They all have Android mobiles. Sony, HTC, Samsung etc. Top end models.
They laugh at the iPhone crowd.
They all see it as the dumbed down phone for Americans and those who don't really understand how to work proper things.
Like it or not, that's how they all see it.
Lock it down, Reduce customization, limit choices of models.
These things are not what they want.
Even where I myself work I know 3 people who have, for want of a better word "OutGrown" iPhones.
They had them, and over time got frustrated and wanted something they could have that exactly matched what they wanted.
Again, this is not me speaking, I'm passing on views. Deny them, sure, but it's real.
I know quite a few VERY clever people, in various industries. Clever people, with numbers you also like the tech.
They all have Android mobiles. Sony, HTC, Samsung etc. Top end models.
They laugh at the iPhone crowd.
They all see it as the dumbed down phone for Americans and those who don't really understand how to work proper things.
Like it or not, that's how they all see it.
Lock it down, Reduce customization, limit choices of models.
These things are not what they want.
Even where I myself work I know 3 people who have, for want of a better word "OutGrown" iPhones.
They had them, and over time got frustrated and wanted something they could have that exactly matched what they wanted.
Again, this is not me speaking, I'm passing on views. Deny them, sure, but it's real.
It doesn't make sense, and I'm surprised that with all of the conspiracy theorists out there who will pick apart anything Apple says or does, nobody takes the time to look at this glaringly obvious issue with the numbers.
Nevermind, I'm not surprised.
Okay that isn't based on any fact
And japan is very small country
The headlines are misleading
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Yup
A lot of normal people have android
Apple apologists believe that only poor people buy android
It's shameful and disgusting.
Shame on you apple apologists
You
You disgust me
In practical terms Android is cheaper and more functional, and ease of use or good ecosystem is not of very big importance to europeans. Also, while Apple products are great for "consumer" use like music, photos, web browsing, etc, they are in many ways unsuitable for professional use, because it's hard to modify their software and hardware, there is basically only one iPhone and not dozens of models suitable for specific uses.
For example, if I want to write notes with a stylus, I have to buy Android tablet, even if I like Apple very much. If you add up these small cases where people prefer Android only because one specific feature that generally no one wants, but few people can't live without, you'll get that actually most people end up with Android, because they have hundreds of models suitable for every use.
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I have said it before and I will say it again, is it really fair to compare one iOS and several phones from one MFG to that of Multiple MFG of phones and many different versions of Android.
Personally the Fragmented Android Ecosystem will keep me using iOS because it works, I do not need a million apps to do 500,000 things. iOS now that it includes Pages, Numbers, and Keybote is all I need for work and personal and it just works well. We will see what Apple does at WWDC and in September
Personally the Fragmented Android Ecosystem will keep me using iOS because it works, I do not need a million apps to do 500,000 things. iOS now that it includes Pages, Numbers, and Keybote is all I need for work and personal and it just works well. We will see what Apple does at WWDC and in September
German consumers are cheap. It is sad but it is true. It is why Android here is so big here. Most people also do their shopping when there is a BIG SALE sign. Otherwise, not much. There is a big reason why all economies went down while the Germany didn't get affected. They are careful with money.
It's not really. It's only one parameter and in this case comparing Apples (!) to oranges. It's not really important to BMW that the market share of GM is higher. They might be interested in how they are doing compared to Lexus and Audi. Same here. How many 500-600 dollar Android phones are sold in the respective countries? That would be more relevant.
What counts overall is revenue in the specific market segment and how much synergy has been created with other products. Take me: I bought an iPhone because I sort of had to (with Blackberry no more). Then the wife got one as well. Then came the Apple desktop and two laptops (partially because I like the integration I'm getting, partially because the stuff is pretty nice, partially I really didn't want any Windows 8 machine and Linux is unfortunately not an option for what I do for the most part). So there. Few more devices to come and a family has spend $10K on new gear. Samsung will not sell more microwaves just because the market segment for phablets is picking up with poor people and gaming kids. Sorry if that sounds harsh, but that's kind of what it is. And that's why I believe Apple is making a mistake if they release two large new phones. And the "leaked" images look cheap and trashy.
It might be a good time to remind everyone that the ecosystem presented to Europeans is usually a lot worse (when it even exists) than that one available to USA customers.
That comparison doesn't make sense when we've got a $180 Moto G performing as well as a $450 iPhone 4s.
That's been the case with 4s, too. The only 'S' which remained relevant and competitive until its successor was released was the 3GS; it's truly the phone where Apple moved from early adopters/POC stage to a superior product.
4s was hip for 6 months, 5s was hip for 5 months, 5c was hip for 2 hours
The title of this story should be more like..
"Apple gets it's ass handed to them by Android"
or
"Elvis and iPhone are still King in Japan.. everywhere else.. just Elvis"
I really feel Apple has to drop an A-Bomb of a product on the industry.. and I don't mean a thinner iPhone with a bigger screen.. to stem the tide.
They need another game changer.
"Apple gets it's ass handed to them by Android"
or
"Elvis and iPhone are still King in Japan.. everywhere else.. just Elvis"
I really feel Apple has to drop an A-Bomb of a product on the industry.. and I don't mean a thinner iPhone with a bigger screen.. to stem the tide.
They need another game changer.
Android is only able to go downhill from here.
We'll see Windows phones growing, Amazon phones gaining, and Apple continuing to sell more and more phones.
But Apple's marketshare is not going to dominate no matter what.
You can't be a premium brand and enjoy the majority marketshare position against lots of competitors. Premium implies higher cost, and higher cost is never going to have majority marketshare.
Apple could compete at the bottom in two seconds however. They only have to lower the price of the 4S for instance.
Why don't they? Simple, they don't want to be Dell Computer.
We'll see Windows phones growing, Amazon phones gaining, and Apple continuing to sell more and more phones.
But Apple's marketshare is not going to dominate no matter what.
You can't be a premium brand and enjoy the majority marketshare position against lots of competitors. Premium implies higher cost, and higher cost is never going to have majority marketshare.
Apple could compete at the bottom in two seconds however. They only have to lower the price of the 4S for instance.
Why don't they? Simple, they don't want to be Dell Computer.