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Huawei Surpasses Apple to Become #2 Worldwide Smartphone Vendor in Q2 2018
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I actually kind of like Huawei's phones – they are so close to iPhones, in design, and made of good materials to good quality. Too bad they run 1) Android and are more or less 2) Chinese spy-ware.
Number 1 keeps me from ever purchasing a Huawei phone, so number 2 is of no concern.
I'm perfectly happy with my X, and I see no reason to upgrade this year – the X is such a perfect phone – so Huawei may well keep the #2 position, given Apple's predicted fall launches (I see a lot of people holding on to their iPhone X this year).
In any case, to everyone so inclined, Happy Huawei! They're obviously copying Apple right
Number 1 keeps me from ever purchasing a Huawei phone, so number 2 is of no concern.
I'm perfectly happy with my X, and I see no reason to upgrade this year – the X is such a perfect phone – so Huawei may well keep the #2 position, given Apple's predicted fall launches (I see a lot of people holding on to their iPhone X this year).
In any case, to everyone so inclined, Happy Huawei! They're obviously copying Apple right
Probably. Then perhaps Huawei deserves the same benefit of the doubt for introducing the notch.
And watch sales go up? Apple obviously isn't getting a beat down, and there is no spin that can be made to that effect.
Another reason Apple should focus more on their Mac line and its peripherals (Airport routers etc). The mobile phone market is getting more competitive now.
Nah, Huawei just copied it for the resemblance to iPhone. Their notch doesn't contain the same tech or the same purpose: Huawei still has a fingerprint reader.
How much profit does Huawei make from those sales?
They probably have a totally different cost-structure than Apple and their research is not only on phones and notebooks.
I think our networking department just bought a couple of their dark-fibre products (much to my dismay).
I don't deny that at some point, the law of large numbers regarding market share comes into play. But OTOH, as ads continue to decline in effectiveness, I wonder how long the ad-funded development on Android (is piracy still rampant?= can continue if there is not an equal amount of grow on the user base? Because that's what I believe has offset the decline in effectiveness so far.
Apple has seen the decline in revenue from hardware-sales, too over the last couple of years and works to strengthen their services-business. A business that none of the Android OEMs has. Not even Google themselves.
The later are throwing a lot of dirt to the wall, in the hope that something sticks. The former are hoping they can follow on that path, too, as they could with Android. Nobody knows if it's going to work though.
I hope Apple continues to produce phones, OSs and I hope developers write apps for those.
I'll pay for some of them, should the need arise, and pay for a subscription here and there.
They probably have a totally different cost-structure than Apple and their research is not only on phones and notebooks.
I think our networking department just bought a couple of their dark-fibre products (much to my dismay).
I don't deny that at some point, the law of large numbers regarding market share comes into play. But OTOH, as ads continue to decline in effectiveness, I wonder how long the ad-funded development on Android (is piracy still rampant?= can continue if there is not an equal amount of grow on the user base? Because that's what I believe has offset the decline in effectiveness so far.
Apple has seen the decline in revenue from hardware-sales, too over the last couple of years and works to strengthen their services-business. A business that none of the Android OEMs has. Not even Google themselves.
The later are throwing a lot of dirt to the wall, in the hope that something sticks. The former are hoping they can follow on that path, too, as they could with Android. Nobody knows if it's going to work though.
I hope Apple continues to produce phones, OSs and I hope developers write apps for those.
I'll pay for some of them, should the need arise, and pay for a subscription here and there.
You don't understand the purpose of the notch. It's not there for Face ID. It's for maximizing screen area utilization. That's what notch does for all the phones where it is used. While it would not have made sense for Apple to add the notch while keeping the huge home button that was not the case for many Android vendors who had the fingerprint reader on the back of their phones.
Huawei might be #2, but if you asked those people if they could buy an iphone instead. How many of those people would say yes.
I have family in Korea. They buy Samsung because it's cheaper, but they prefer the Iphone for the status.
I have family in Korea. They buy Samsung because it's cheaper, but they prefer the Iphone for the status.
Or the other way to say that outside of US, consumers know the value of money
In Apple's case it is there for the Face ID, and for maximizing screen area. So I think you're confused about the purpose of the notch. A Huawei copy (no purpose) will do that
What a person would prefer could he/she afford it is a tricky question. Maybe they would prefer an iPhone but it's also possible that one would prefer, say, Porsche Design Huawei Mate RS (roughly $2K). The only solid data we have is what people are actually buying.
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Nope. Face ID is just one of the elements in the notch. Throw away Face ID (and Apple might do just that at some point) and you still need a notch.In Apple's case it is there for the Face ID, and for maximizing screen area. So I think you're confused about the purpose of the notch. A Huawei copy (no purpose) will do that
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It's still not as bad as US Government banning our citizens from buying Huawei in US (whether you can afford it or not).
Maybe Huawei will beat Apple in laptop market.
I actually kind of like Huawei's phones – they are so close to iPhones, in design, and made of good materials to good quality. Too bad they run 1) Android and are more or less 2) Chinese spy-ware.
Number 1 keeps me from ever purchasing a Huawei phone, so number 2 is of no concern.
I'm perfectly happy with my X, and I see no reason to upgrade this year – the X is such a perfect phone – so Huawei may well keep the #2 position, given Apple's predicted fall launches (I see a lot of people holding on to their iPhone X this year).
In any case, to everyone so inclined, Happy Huawei! They're obviously copying Apple right
In my limited use of demo units. MateBook X Pro is better than MBP 2018 both in terms of screen, keyboard and USB port availability. After sales wise, maybe Apple is still better.
I do concern about privacy using Huawei products.
Huawei made $7.3 billion in profits in 2017.
Incredibly insightful members predicted Huawei's 40% pop at this time last year.
https://forums.macrumors.com/thread...e-sales-according-to-latest-estimate.2059686/
https://forums.macrumors.com/thread...e-sales-according-to-latest-estimate.2059686/
Its like you’re mad and taking it personal that Apple is now #3. Relax, it’s going to be alright.
Unless you're literally Tim Cook, or a shareholder, why do you care about how much profit a smartphone company makes?
They apparently have a 2-3% cellphone profit share, which means they're one of the few handset makers making money. The report I saw showed their cellphone division made more than Samsung's cellphone division, which is something.
With Huawei you have to cut the cellphone part out from the rest of the company if you want comparables. They didn't make a $7.3bn profit in the cellphone market, that's probably their overall profit number.
With Huawei you have to cut the cellphone part out from the rest of the company if you want comparables. They didn't make a $7.3bn profit in the cellphone market, that's probably their overall profit number.