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Samsung Easily Tops Apple to Become World's Top Smartphone Manufacturer
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You know what would save EVERYONE time?
Instead of posting here... just read this thread. Same exact responses.
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/1259190/ "Samsung Reportedly Dethrones Apple as Top Smartphone Vendor in Q3 2011"
Instead of posting here... just read this thread. Same exact responses.
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/1259190/ "Samsung Reportedly Dethrones Apple as Top Smartphone Vendor in Q3 2011"
I guess I will just be the first one to give this comment:
uh-oh, this is not good, I hope Steve is still around
Having said that, I think Apple is still enjoying the highest profit margin of all smartphone manufacturers, no? So from that perspective, Apple's organic growth is probably the most solid of the entire field. But yea, marketshare is still important 'cause otherwise AAPL ain't gonna get a bigger slice of the pie either.
uh-oh, this is not good, I hope Steve is still around
Having said that, I think Apple is still enjoying the highest profit margin of all smartphone manufacturers, no? So from that perspective, Apple's organic growth is probably the most solid of the entire field. But yea, marketshare is still important 'cause otherwise AAPL ain't gonna get a bigger slice of the pie either.
Sell-in (units shipped) DOES NOT equal Sell-through (actual sales).
This "news" item is based on a fallacy.
Yeah - but opinions coming from MR posters are going to be the exact same whether rumor or fact. I can pretty much guarantee there will be little different between that thread and this one. Want to take bets?
Oooh, only 10 phones. So no, Smasung don't give away the majority of theiir smartphones like the op has said
I used iOS way back in 2008. I went to Android cause I heard it was good. I got myself HTC Desire and then got a Nexus S, but **** those phones were unproductive and useless. Applications were ugly and you couldn't find most that were meaningful. The productivity is zero unless you love widgets; that's all you got there or may be nice skins to make you happy.
WP7 was great, but had severe battery issues. Apps are good but monotonous. OS was still not mature enough.
I have been using iPhone4S for a week. It's the best OS I have ever used. Others are far behind.
This might sound biased but I have used a lot of other devices and they just don't make the match. iOS is simply wonderful.
You're probably right so no bet. I'm happy, only because fanboys won't be able to be as smug as they normally are.
Oooh, only 10 phones. So no, Smasung don't give away the majority of theiir smartphones like the op has said
10 phones a day, in one city, for a few days. Not going to make much of a dent sales-wise!
As opposed to the free 3Gs and nearly-free 4 that were much ballyhooed here? This argument is rather old and tired now.
My thoughts exactly. I question this reporting style over and over and over again. Shipped vs. Sales.
Samsung shipped 1 million generation 1 Galaxy Tabs last year. A lenovo exec leaked that they only sold 20,000. So WTF does shipped mean? Best way to find out, how long does a product remain in inventory? Apple's inventory is a few days at most, sometimes a few hours with hot selling items.
Biased? Really? Noooo, how can anyone think they're biased those claims so exagerated?
Samsung has cheaper phones than Apple. So, it makes perfect sense. If you go total $ amount, it's going to be different story. No wonder Apple is still selling 3GS.
Not much of a surprise. If Apple was over Samsung it'd be embarrassing. I mean, how many different models do they sell? Compared to Apple's 5 (2 of which are no longer distributed by Apple)?
I mean, how many different models do they sell? Compared to Apple's 5 (2 of which are no longer distributed by Apple)?I'm not sure any of it is "definite". Samsung doesn't release numbers so I assuming the last quarter report was based on estimations and various other methods and they've just added 40%+ to that number, no? If they were at all off last quarter then these numbers would also be wrong. Remember how often analysts get these numbers wrong? Every single quarter. However, I have zero doubt that Samsung has overtaken Apple by a large margin, but I wouldn't take these numbers as 100% exact.
Also, samcraig is definitely right. I can guarantee we will see an almost exact replica of the last thread.
Carriers subsidize the hell out of Samsung phones. The 3G has been out forever now. There's not much of an argument.
Dang, thats crazy. No wonder Apple is trying to slow them down any way they can including court cases.
Both companies make some really nice looking hardware.
Both companies make some really nice looking hardware.
True. Most Samsung phones cost $0 or more. It was just a mere example that Samsung was trying to give away phones for nothing. No big deal, it was just an example.
So it's now okay for Apple to practically give their phone away, but not Samsung?