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Apple Ships More Smartphones Annually Than Samsung for First Time
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What’s impressive, and what makes Apple break records, is that the high end segment is the one with the highest sales numbers (by volume, not just value). This is why it makes zero sense for Apple to compete in other price segments.
In which other markets do the high end products outsell the low end, by volume?
Lost of countries buying older models, higher end sales like Pro Max beating Samsungs high end is also probably because of Apple Store security.
You spend this ridiculous amount on a phone, you want the security of being able to go to a store and ask questions, fixes, repairs etc peace of mind.
You spend this ridiculous amount on a phone, you want the security of being able to go to a store and ask questions, fixes, repairs etc peace of mind.
Bizarre when you think about it - my work place has issued three Samsung devices to the workforce in the time I have been using an iPhone 12 for Teams.
I would say that peak smartphone was here several years ago. As soon as you start to see a company offering multiple models for all types of consumers, that’s an indication that the company is at peak sales. Then they create a new gimmick i.e. larger size or shape to generate sales from their existing customer base.
We are at the point where the most exciting thing about the yearly iPhone release are the new colors or guessing what they will be.
This is really bad for Samsung given the huge amount of low end devices they sell where Apple sell mainly higher end priced phones
Samsung Wins either way! The EU will likely use this against Apple
Keep in mind that years ago IDC predicted that Windows Mobile would dominate the market over both iOS and Android. Just saying...
While I am an Apple enthusiast I take this report with a grain of salt. Let’s leave it at that.
Even if he is a great CEO, we need a transformation.
Even despite selling so many iPhones, the market is saturated.
Now, we need a real innovator to push AAPL to next level.
Apple needs a personality like Satya Nadella.
As a consumer you don’t need to but are you even aware if this person is or isn’t a shareholder? Regardless of being a consumer they are still entitled to have an interest in Apple’s performance.
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Interesting thing…in the article it says: “All this despite facing increased regulatory challenges and renewed competition from Huawei in China, its largest market."
…”its largest market”??…for some reason it seemed like china would never allow its pop. To use iPhone given its bent towards discretion..
I wonder what, if any, privacy features the govt. of china doesn’t allow…🤔
same thing I’ve been saying. They started this whole modern day glass slab approach, no keyboard….why go use a device made by followers?….
Not leaders, followers…
Nosy, self conscious followers at that..
Interesting thing…in the article it says: “All this despite facing increased regulatory challenges and renewed competition from Huawei in China, its largest market."
…”its largest market”??…for some reason it seemed like china would never allow its pop. To use iPhone given its bent towards discretion..
I wonder what, if any, privacy features the govt. of china doesn’t allow…🤔
same thing I’ve been saying. They started this whole modern day glass slab approach, no keyboard….why go use a device made by followers?….
Not leaders, followers…
Nosy, self conscious followers at that..
Apple becomes the world’s largest smartphone producer and you think it’s “a little disappointing”? Please explain.
Need, by which metric?
I highly doubt that you can come up with any definition that will make me agree with you.
There will most likely never be a market like iPhone for the rest of time. Measuring succes in any company against that is ridiculous.
Microsoft is doing great, by doing the exact opposite of what you are asking for.
Let's remove the argument of which is better or what they do. I find it very interesting that Samsung began taking hardware features away from us, since the Note 10 & 20 and now Apple has passed them up? Seems like Sammy bit themself and did at least part of this, to themselves? Do they really care though? I still have my Note 20 Ultra, with SD card 1 TB, and unless they bring back at least the SD card, I won't buy from them again. I can go to many other Android options.
It just means they can continue being "lazy". I want them to be forced to truly bring out the best thing on the market and not intentionally delay certain things over different generations aka "we buy it anyway, so why bother doing much".
Just look at China, it is selling less and suddenly there is the first price deduction, things like that. I am talking as a customer here btw
Google Pixel is dipping into Samsung's share. I develop on mobile and I'm seeing Apple users continue to grow as usual. But the Android market is so spread out ranging from entry level knock-off brands, to the high end. Pixel is getting more and more impressive and preferred over Samsung by many of our customers. Apple is still by far the king of users for my company, but Pixel for the first year outnumbers Samsung users of our app.
Am I missing something here: It would be the first time in 13 years they lost the top spot, yet 11 years ago, Samsung only held second? 🤔
Edit: 2013 seems to be a typo, other sources say that 2010 was the last year Samsung hasn’t sold the most smartphones.
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How times have changed.
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I hope AAPL gets the pressure from MSFT or OpenAI.
Unbelievable what AAPL sells nowadays..
Nothing new..