Samsung Profits Tumble as Apple Enters Large-Screen Phone Market and Low-End Options Thrive

[gnasher729]

Apple doesn't rely on dirty tricks? You are kidding right?

What dirty tricks does Apple rely on in your esteemed opinion? Please enlighten us. Evidence is obviously expected, not just a rant.

 

[neuropsychguy]

Sorry MacRumors but the new IP's which have been out for less than a month had nothing to do with an entire quarter of lower sales.

Maybe. People knew iPhones were coming out and expected larger screens. That kept many people from purchasing Samsungs. You are generally correct though - most of the decline in Samsung is due to HTC, Motorola, and LG releasing very nice, high quality (high and low end) phones.

 

[ArtOfWarfare]

[All my friends using iMessages] is awesome because I can now talk to all of my contacts on my computer.

Yosemite allows you to send texts via your iPhone from your Mac.

 

[kerrikins]

I am not saying this is unlikely to happen... but attempting to look at trends this early is just ridiculous. The new iPhones haven't been out a month. Meanwhile Samsung hasn't brought anything new to the table.

Look at these numbers at LEAST a few months down the road. Not three weeks after an Apple launch.

They're looking at the numbers because Samsung is going to be announcing their quarterly results, not because of Apple. The article doesn't even really tie the two together, just pointed out that Samsung's profits are dropping while Apple has just released the 6 and 6+ and had blockbuster sales.

 

[gnasher729]

So just because one company did one basic thing with a phone, means nobody else can do it. Nobody else can increase their screen size because Samsung did it. I guess Samsung copied Apple by making their phones thinner this year.

The quote was "Steals Samsung's ideas. Makes millions. " It should be obvious that he or she is not talking about Apple.

 

[jrswizzle]

As if 99% of the stuff reported here isn't clickbait.

I was just about to say this.....

Why else are you posting catchy headlines on your rumors website?

Oh ya, to get people to read/click.....

 

[dannyyankou]

I posted a picture of Nelson saying "Ha-ha" and Macrumors deleted it and gave me a warning. WTF?? Not much different from a bunch of other replies here.

Anyway, I'm not surprised at all this is happening. People chose large screens over superior design, but now that apple has both, they'll eat a large chunk of the market.

 

[KrakaJap]

Hopefully people will understand that the iPhone 6/6+ had little if anything to do with this... the new iPhone was officially announced and sold at the very tail end of Q3 and Samsung's sales have been falling ALL year.

 

[gnasher729]

Why? Why is it good news and why should Samsung "suck it?" They are not evil and you do realize that they probably have some kind of impact on almost every technological device you have in your home right?

How often has Samsung been convicted for price fixing? How many workers have died of leukaemia in their factories? If you claim "they are not evil", I'd like some evidence for that.

 

[leroypants]

OK, Samsung's peak was summer of last year and declining since, but your article title attributes Samsung's profit declining to Apple's product introduced last month. Cute.

Don't confuse the fanboys with facts.

 

[thekeyring]

Apple should be worried also... the market is saturated, growth is slowing, technology is turning stagnant.

You Apple fans can celebrate today, but tomorrow it will be your turn to cut losses.

Mark my words.

Yet Apple sold 10 million iPhones on opening weekend selling technology some people claimed was "from 2012".

They have a ton of profit. They have a ton of cash. Judging by the hype generated for the iPhone 6 event they are still relevant in people's lives. They're making new products and improving current ones. Their stock recovered. What are you looking at the spells doom around the corner for them?

 

[JoEw]

Samsung profit tumbles stock goes up 2%.
Apple profit record high, tumbles 2%.

 

[Tycho24]

I couldn't be more pleased about this!
It's nice when the market delivers its own karmic balance.
When Apple stole their UI from Xerox, effectively sticking them as a copier company, NOT a PC company... then promptly had it stolen by Microsoft, it was hard to feel sorry for them & their 5% market share. It felt like they got what they gave.
Obviously, I'm NOT biased towards or against any company... I like seeing any bully or sleazeball get their comeuppance.
Now, it appears to be Samsung's turn. I hope that it takes them as long to climb back as it took Apple & I hope they learn some humility along the way.

 

[lookatchu]

After reading this article, Safari seems snappier on my phone. Am I the only one?

 

[Mashurrab]

Expected

i always felt that attacking your biggest customer "Apple" does not sound like a good business decision. You can totally compete them but do not atack them directly.

 

[linkgx1]

I couldn't be more pleased about this!
It's nice when the market delivers its own karmic balance.
When Apple stole their UI from Xerox, effectively sticking them as a copier company, NOT a PC company... then promptly had it stolen by Microsoft, it was hard to feel sorry for them & their 5% market share. It felt like they got what they gave.
Obviously, I'm NOT biased towards or against any company... I like seeing any bully or sleazeball get their comeuppance.
Now, it appears to be Samsung's turn. I hope that it takes them as long to climb back as it took Apple & I hope they learn some humility along the way.

Oh, dang.

 

[borcanm]

That graph make no sense. It clearly shows Samsung handset revenue peacking in Jun 2013, not now, therefore the iphone 6 isnt behind it.

 

[samcraig]

i always felt that attacking your biggest customer "Apple" does not sound like a good business decision. You can totally compete them but do not atack them directly.

I think this has little to do with "attacking" apple.

 

[appleii.c]

Samsung was a blessing in disguise for Apple.

If Samsung hadn't existed, folks would have bought better phones from HTC, Motorola, and/or the Nexus line instead. These companies actually built good phones which may have led to some brand loyalty.

OTOH, Samsung used marketing muscle which exceeded that of MS, Apple, and Coke combined to bulldoze Htc and Motorola away, and had the non-Apple crowd buy crappy plastic, Touchwiz laden, Galaxy phones instead, which were never going to generate any brand loyalty at all.

Also, by copying the design of the iPhone far more closely than any other Android manufacturer (not including Chinese knockoffs), Samsung did a great job of establishing Android as the poor man's iPhone, rather than a strong brand on its own, which may have happened if the best selling Android phone was a well designed and built with high quality materials phone like the HTC One, instead of the plastic S4.

Damn, I actually agree with this...

 

[6836838]

That's also not the reason for the hit. But thanks for playing.

Crawl back into your lonely hole, and don't bother reappearing. No one will miss you.

 

[Kendo]

Apple should be worried also... the market is saturated, growth is slowing, technology is turning stagnant.

You Apple fans can celebrate today, but tomorrow it will be your turn to cut losses.

Mark my words.

Then how come Apple has a record breaking for every iPhone launch? It completely contradicts everything you wrote.

 

[Abazigal]

So when is Samsung going to announce their earnings? The Internet is aflame with this article (last check - Cnet, Theverge, and a host of other Apple sites). So far, only tons of speculation but very little actual hard data.

Though to be fair, when your own investment firm says it's bad, it's probably really very bad.

 

[itjw]

Samsung's Earnings:

"It's the next big drop"

 

[Solomani]

Samsung profit tumbles stock goes up 2%.
Apple profit record high, tumbles 2%.

It's just that Wall Street shorts and speculators really manipulate the market to their favor.

Even when there are record profits, the shorts will always manage to make AAPL look bad, resulting in the stock taking a dive for some time. They then jump in and buy more Apple shares on the cheap (before everyone else). Buy low, sell high. Shady practice, but I do understand their rationale.

 

[Mashurrab]

Steals Samsungs ideas
Makes millions

What millions.

They sold 14 million phones, first phase + China, till now for an average of USD 900 a piece. That is tens of billions.