Samsung is selling more devices than Apple, but Apple's best-selling model is outselling Samsung's best-selling model.
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iPhone Remained World's Most Popular Smartphone Last Quarter
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Samsung is selling more devices than Apple, but Apple's best-selling model is outselling Samsung's best-selling model.
It's not that complicated.
There's taking inspiration from and stealing from, that is just plain stealing from.
This article said 39 million were iPhone 7 or 7+, the other 10 million were likely SE, 6s or other older models, right?
Although factoring in the 6s, 6s+, SE, 6, 6+ and 5s (I think they still might have been doing those for prepaid) I'm just barely squeezing those so that any would be less than 1.4 million...
Apple is doomed.This chart shows that the iPhone 7 and the 7 Plus are both selling infinitely better than they were in Q1 of last year! That ought to shut up the "Apple is doomed" folks.
I don't think the S8 would be the phone to use as a measurement. I would be willing to think the Galaxy Note 8 would be the next phone for the sake of comparison. Mainly being it releases around the same timeframe as the iPhone 8 should.
Let get this straight. In the chart j series (Samsung lowest end phone) sold total 11 mil. But Samsung sold 80+ mil phone in Q1.
So doesn't it mean Samsung sold 80 - 11 = 69 mil mid to high end phones like s7, c9 pro or a series. So it is not correct that Samsung only sells throw away cheap phones?
Also o did the chart purposely omit s7 which was reported to have sold about 8 mil in Q1?
So doesn't it mean Samsung sold 80 - 11 = 69 mil mid to high end phones like s7, c9 pro or a series. So it is not correct that Samsung only sells throw away cheap phones?
Also o did the chart purposely omit s7 which was reported to have sold about 8 mil in Q1?
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Samsung is getting pummeled like a mule lol
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Won't matter. Iphone will still be beating it's brains in. Deal with it.
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Won't matter. Iphone will still be beating it's brains in. Deal with it.
These aren't Apple's numbers.
But when it comes to the numbers Apple reports, it accounts for expected returns based on what it's experienced historically. If returns deviate significantly from expectations, it would have to adjust for that.
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Samsung's Mobile revenue was a little less than $20 billion for Q1. That includes phones and tablets. So if Samsung sold 80 million phones in Q1, its ASP for those phones was less than $250. For the average to be that low, it would have to have sold a lot of low priced phones.
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And what Apple fanboys either don't realize or gloss over is that some people don't want to buy into an ecosystem.
Can we let go of the fanboy stuff now at least for this thread.
Yea I know, but it's funny how some do follow that logic that popularity means it's the bestest. If that were the case everyone who follows that logic should have an iPhone and a Windows PC.
That's pretty much the sheeple here (btw thank you Merriam-Webster)
every defense now is apple sells millions.
It's never been correct, it's just something certain Apple users like to toss as if they actually have a clue.
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Um. No, they really aren't
It's never been correct, it's just something certain Apple users like to toss as if they actually have a clue.
[doublepost=1494516462][/doublepost]Um. No, they really aren't
The iPhone is beating the Galaxy head to head by millions and millions of units and has every single year it's been on the market.
Technically you got it wrong. All Samsung phones are sold under Galaxy branding. But if you are referring to S or Note series you are only correct for some quarters of some years.
This chart shows that the iPhone 7 and the 7 Plus are both selling infinitely better than they were in Q1 of last year! That ought to shut up the "Apple is doomed" folks.
Nothing will ever shut up the 'Apple is doomed' folks.
Talking in "quarters" is basically moving the goal posts. These two phones don't ship at the same point in the year. If you want to compare them, you either need to use calendar years or 12 month cycles. Using business quarters is not accurate.
iunno, sometimes the "Bestest" isn't even popular. And ends up dissapearing into nothingness.
For example from an OS perspective, I found that both Windows phone and BB10 were better than Android or iOS.
But neither had success in the market.
Basically, Market share, popularity and sales do not automatically equate to quality / best. There are way too many factors involved. It's equivelant of me saying that BackStreet boys were amazing musicians because they were so popular.
And less great for those who need to see an other company ranked #1 in a list.
looks like Samsung has a flop on their hands with the S8. The galaxy line's sales decrease dramatically every year. http://appleinsider.com/articles/17/05/16/samsungs-5-million-galaxy-s8-sales-far-below-2014s-s4-peak