Apple is really going to dominate the world....in the smartphone market.
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Apple Took Half of U.S. Phone Activations in Q4 2014 as Demand Stays Strong
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Well there you have it. Since CIRP surveyed loyal Apple users, then naturally they were more likely to buy an iPhone an stay in the Apple ecosystem. My question is: if 86% of those surveyed were "loyal Apple customers", then how come they account for only 50% of the activations?
I love that Amazon's flop of a phone beat out Blackberry
There are more uninformed grandparents out there than uninformed businessmen.
Looking at the first linked web site, they actually say phone activations and not smartphone activations. Companies like Samsung are still selling a good number of phones that are not smartphones.
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You are misreading this. CIRP surveyed all kinds of people. But among those that bought an iPhone, 86% were "loyal Apple customers". Among those that bought other phones, the percentage of "loyal Apple customers" was probably low Samsung has probably 86% "loyal Samsung customers" and LG has 50% "former loyal Samsung customers".
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You are misreading this. CIRP surveyed all kinds of people. But among those that bought an iPhone, 86% were "loyal Apple customers". Among those that bought other phones, the percentage of "loyal Apple customers" was probably low
Samsung has probably 86% "loyal Samsung customers" and LG has 50% "former loyal Samsung customers".Nowhere in that sentence says 86% of those surveyed were loyal Apple customers. You should read it twice and make sure you understood before making silly comments.
Here is what it means: 86% of 50% is 43%, which is nearly the percentage of iPhone users among all smartphone owners prior to the release of iPhone 6 and 6 Plus. Does it make sense now?
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Maybe they should ask the government to enforce iOS apps on BB OS.
I have the 6, and while it's a lovely phone (except for the glass coming up off the body of the phone after a few days of light use), it is too big for me. I have huge hands, but I can't reach the top left corner without adjusting my grip. I'd love an iPhone 6 the same size as the 5s.
Nobody said that.
Even if that's all it was, $100 for Touch ID is a good deal for me. Unlocking the phone and Amazon and 1Password and Dropbox with my fingerprint is so convenient. The rest of the phone wasn't bad either!
These Q4 iPhone sales results are going to be incredible. Likely Apple's most successful quarter ever.
I would like to see windows make some noise with their WindowsPhone. It isn't that bad and the Nokia 900 series are good phones, they just need to undercut on prices initially to get the phones in users hands.
Not unusual. When the iPhone 5 came out, it accounted for 51% of Verizon activations.
Remember, these are activations NOT sales.
Whenever Apple brings out a new model, activations jump like crazy, for two reasons:
1) People upgrading to the new model.
2) People re-activating the older hand-me-down or resold model.
In the past, used iPhones have accounted for as much as 1/4 of reported AT&T iPhone activations.
That is using the term smart phone loosely. Since Android is not a phone, this chart is taking about OS. Now that be said, most of the phones running Android are cheaper low cost phone that would be compared to the iPhone.
A better comparison would be with the 'high cost' smart phones running Android.
iPhone 6 is not too different from budget Moto G since they both have 1GB DRAM, equivalent screen size/resolution, do pretty much the same, etc. A high cost Android phone like a 2013 or even 2012 Galaxy Note wouldn't be a fair comparison since it has more DRAM, precision pen input, AMOLED, advanced features like split screen multitasking, etc.
In the same way a Porsche 911 isn't too different to an Elantra; they both have 4 tires, brakes, headlights, taillights, steering wheel and gas pedal.
Oh and apple is heading to a record breaking quarter, how is samsungs mobile phone business doing?
iPhones are made in China just like Moto G and not in Germany.
Newcomers like Xiaomi are taking away marketshare from both #1 Samsung and #2 Apple.
And hyundais are made in korea, not china. But porsches perform better with a 6 cylinder 3.8 liters engine than american cars with 8 cylinder 7 liters engines. They are more expensive too. The average redneck still thinks his camaro is better of course anyway, the numbers are bigger you know.
This reminds me something....
Though current Camaros, are pretty different from the ones in the 1980s.. .Not the same car AT ALL. A much more upmarket car that most "rednecks" can"t afford anymore.
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Lets put the profitability/revenue numbers here and see how that stacks up; 80% of current android makers will be lucky to be in business in 3 years. Or profits from Apps sales, or even money Google makes from IOS vs Android (the most funny stat of all).