Samsung doesn't just sell 3 phones like Apple. They sell a lot of them. Android phones and Windows Phones.
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Samsung Easily Tops Apple to Become World's Top Smartphone Manufacturer
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Samsung doesn't just sell 3 phones like Apple. They sell a lot of them. Android phones and Windows Phones.
You can doubt all you want, a company doesn't ship 27.5M units if it doesn't think it can sell them. It's a truly enormous number in comparison to last year.
Toyota sells more cars in the U.S. than BMW...
I'm pretty sure this doesn't make a Corolla a better quality car over a 3 Series.
Quality > Quantity
The Android fanboyism is delusion at best.
I'm pretty sure this doesn't make a Corolla a better quality car over a 3 Series.
Quality > Quantity
The Android fanboyism is delusion at best.
It has been reported on multiple occasions that Android phone usage (as measured by Internet traffic) far outpaces that of iPhones. Same goes for phone registrations. According to some people commenting in this thread those must be unsold Android phones dialing in from the unsold stock piles. You keep dreaming guys and maybe some day your dreams will come true.
We really don't have to justify the numbers. Apple sold more phones. Samsung shipped a bunch of phones that didn't/haven't sold. End of story. You are right about one thing. It's a big
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It's cool. Enjoy your plastic piece of creaky crap Samsung Galaxy 10 with 4.891 inch curved waffle size screen that won't be supported or updated 6 months on with Ice Cream Chocolate Cookie Dough Sandwich or whatever other silly name Google markets to make the basement nerds happy.
Microsoft also shipped more copies of Windows than Apple SOLD copies of OS X. Do you now also doubt that Microsoft has nine times the market share that Apple has?
Unless those products are shipped in commission, it doesn't make any difference for the manufacturer. In any case, I already see more Samsung phones here in Germany than I see iPhones.
No, the 3GS is just slow, period. Slow for the camera to open. Slow to respond to multitasking tray. Slow to open and close apps. Slow, slow, slow.
No, that was the Apple fanboyism. I switched from iPhone to Galaxy S2 and would never go back. The S2 --IS-- the better smartphone and the only competition that it has... comes from Samsung: Galaxy Note, Nexus Prime.
You buy an iPhone because you want a status symbol, but you buy a Galaxy because you want the best smartphone on the market. It's that simple.
Ice Cream Sandwich is a code name. Official name of OS is Android 4.0. Compare this to some company that somehow managed to officially name itself after a fruit. And yes, it has been confirmed by Samsung that Galaxy Tab 10.1 will get ICS.
First, you wouldn't be posting all over this thread if you really didn't care. If you are that apathetic about it, why can't you admit that shipping a bunch of phones to warehouses doesn't equate to getting them into the hands of customers who want them? A company that is selling every phone it can ship (like Apple) reports SALES numbers - a company that can't move every phone (Samsung) reports SHIPPED numbers to hide that fact.
Second, Thanks for giving everyone permission to buy whats best for them! Whew! Glad you approve.
People who keep repeating this must not be thinking at all. If Samsung where stuffing, how come they have INCREASING numbers quarter after quarter? You do realize that every single device sitting on a shelf is a cost not only to Samsung, but also to the vendor? Why would they be taking costs quarter after quarter after quarter? Face it, they are selling. Simple as that.
Give me a break.
The iPhone 4 is the number one selling handset in the world. The iPhone 3GS is the number two selling handset in the world. There's your direct comparison.
Such as?
Good story, as long as you ignore the entire part about Apple licensing the OS and almost dying. But yeah, good story.
You're delusional. Seriously.
Also, delusional.
And now you're just lying. iPhone absolutely crushes Android on internet usage.
I'm absolutely shocked that you would think that. Really. Your shtick is getting tired.
Apple fanboy flip-flopping at it's best. When Apple was in the lead, the massive sales of the iPhone was touted as proof of how superior it supposedly is (it's still done for the tablet market).
Now that it's the other way around, that argument is suddenly dismissed as irrelevant.
Sure they do. They just disagree with your overall conclusion (i.e. that it is a better model for them).
considering Samsung is Korean let's use Hyundai instead of Toyota
www.cars.com/go/advice/Story.jsp?section=top&subject=iqs&story=iqsBrand&referer=&year=&aff=national
as you can see some of the best selling cars also are some of the most reliable
Wow, I was not aware that 4+ million people bought their iPhone 4S because it is a status symbol.
I think someone has been smoking some bad weed or drinking some bad Kool-Aid.
I think your secret man-crush on *LTD* is no longer secret...
Good for Samsung. As for me, I'll continue to buy from an American company (Apple), not a Korean company (Samsung) that's subsidized by Google - who is more than happy to sell you out for advertising.
This is ridiculous. It's like saying that more grapes sell than cars. Of course more grapes sell, because there are MORE grapes on a vine.
Samsung is outselling Apple not because it makes a better phone or because it has a better product, but because Samsung makes a balls-ton of phones. I would be willing to put money on the fact that the iPhone outsells any individual Samsung phone by multiple times.
Samsung is outselling Apple not because it makes a better phone or because it has a better product, but because Samsung makes a balls-ton of phones. I would be willing to put money on the fact that the iPhone outsells any individual Samsung phone by multiple times.
Of course: Samsung has made hundreds of phones, so there is a Samsung phone suitable for everyone really ... Apple has made five, so there isn't much choice.
Not at all surprised.
Samsung is moving its feature phone business to cheap (Android based) "smart" phones and as such will add to their overall smart phone sales. This was to be expected. This idea that people are flocking to Samsung smart phones (or Android in general) because it's a better experience is an illusion. Some of these cheap Android based phones aren't even "smart". Android is being used to create new lines of feature phones, but are being lumped under the smart phone category simply because Android is being used.
Second thing to consider, if Apple had released the new iPhone in the previous quarter, it's safe to say, they would have held on to their lead. Apple's dip in iPhone sales is a trend, but not a trend towards falling sales... it's a trend in the sense that their sales figures ALWAYS drop before a new release. The iPhone attracts a much larger share of high end users than other phones and has a much longer product release cycle, so when a new flagship phone is about to be released, a lot of would-be buyers would rather wait.
Furthermore, I'd like to point out, Samsung is a company that sells 100 different devices, and uses three different platforms. They are the antithesis of a focused company. Their business model is to make a similar device for each device their competitors make. This is the least creative company in the world.
Samsung is moving its feature phone business to cheap (Android based) "smart" phones and as such will add to their overall smart phone sales. This was to be expected. This idea that people are flocking to Samsung smart phones (or Android in general) because it's a better experience is an illusion. Some of these cheap Android based phones aren't even "smart". Android is being used to create new lines of feature phones, but are being lumped under the smart phone category simply because Android is being used.
Second thing to consider, if Apple had released the new iPhone in the previous quarter, it's safe to say, they would have held on to their lead. Apple's dip in iPhone sales is a trend, but not a trend towards falling sales... it's a trend in the sense that their sales figures ALWAYS drop before a new release. The iPhone attracts a much larger share of high end users than other phones and has a much longer product release cycle, so when a new flagship phone is about to be released, a lot of would-be buyers would rather wait.
Furthermore, I'd like to point out, Samsung is a company that sells 100 different devices, and uses three different platforms. They are the antithesis of a focused company. Their business model is to make a similar device for each device their competitors make. This is the least creative company in the world.