Apple is still too small of a company to handle more than one phone in different sizes and colors.
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Samsung Reclaims Title of World's Largest Smartphone Maker As It Recovers From Galaxy Note7
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Apple is still too small of a company to handle more than one phone in different sizes and colors.
The company that sells less and takes 90% of the profit is taking too much of your money. Of course you need to make profit for future investments. But overprice it for too long and your customers shop elsewhere. I don't like the samsung company culture, it's too aggressive and isn't ashamed in stealing other good ideas. But on the other hand, there products are competitive priced and they offer value for money. That's a thing Apple forgot by milking their customers for way too long.
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I totally agree on you with that. If it had an Apple badge on the back everyone would praise it to heaven
Good for them, considering how much of a punch the Note 7 fiasco was
Pretty impressive to rebound so quickly.
Pretty impressive to rebound so quickly.
Yup... One of Samsung's biggest sellers is the Galaxy S3 introduced five years ago.
My wife bought one for $80 recently at the AT&T store for a prepaid GoPhone account. The AT&T rep said they sold loads of them.
Interestingly, it's also the phone trump uses.
My wife bought one for $80 recently at the AT&T store for a prepaid GoPhone account. The AT&T rep said they sold loads of them.
Interestingly, it's also the phone trump uses.
Not good for who? Besides, Samsung is actually making record profits right now so it's not clear why you said this.
The headline is referring to quarterly sales... where Apple outsold Samsung last quarter.
But in yearly smartphone sales... Samsung sold 300 million in 2016 while Apple only sold 200 million.
most people who went Note 7, ended up switching to the S7(e). So Samsung's numbers mostly shifted around. The expectation that users would bail on Samsung and go to other manufacturer's or Apple proved to be unfounded.
I don't know what you're smoking, but Touch ID has worked flawlessly for me. And although I'd like to see more vendors adopting apple pay, where it is supported, it works also flawlessly. Stop exaggerating reality.
Huawei and LG report smartphone unit numbers.
But none of them, including Apple, has reported unit numbers for the first quarter yet as far as I'm aware.
The numbers are, of course, estimates.
Except you {spontaneously combusting} when you see the price of the iPhone 8....
Apple have to be careful with their pricing. Killing the goose that laid the golden egg and all that.
There is no way that I'm going to pay £1200-£1300 (inc Tax) for a phone. I can buy a really nice lens for my camera for that amount of money and it will last a lot longer than a phone.
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I really like how when you purchase a Samsung Gold or Silver phone, the front is not the same generic white phone. It always matches the back of the phone. I don't understand why Apple doesn't understand this concept.
Edit: Notice how the prior article shows the Apple iPhones from the back. Samsung will show the front of the phone and you can clearly see what color the phone is just from the front.
Edit: Notice how the prior article shows the Apple iPhones from the back. Samsung will show the front of the phone and you can clearly see what color the phone is just from the front.
Extremely glad you don't run a business I use. Thank you for keeping your misinformation away from where it would damage a company.
Not updating it since 2013...... and some crap about amazing product pipeline....aka BS does more damage to brand loyalty than an actual manafacturering error.
Taking action to remedy something is much more favourable to your loyal fans than ignoring them .....I'll take the note 4 scenario all day long over the mac situation..... my 2013 Mac Pro is apple's top computer....pathetic...and maybe in 2 years , being 5 years old....be updated. Brand loyalty kick to the balls!!
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You realise , the less people that buy iPhones, the higher the resulting price.....and apple is about profits, and that means raising the prices when unit sales fall, how are you a winner ?
It has for others. I remember seeing a video recently of a Macbook Pro bursting into flames and there were reports of iPhones catching on fire. Apple hasn't been innocent.
I hope the trend continues until Apple gets its head out and addresses the comparable (and for many, significant) self-imposed limitations in their hardware AND software design.
At this point, and from my perspective, Apple devices are defined by what you CAN'T do on it when compared with equivalent devices on the market.
At this point, and from my perspective, Apple devices are defined by what you CAN'T do on it when compared with equivalent devices on the market.