Smartphone Sales Up by 47 Percent; Android Dominates

[masterasia]

LG should see an increase thanks to the Nexus 4. Best phone on the planet when you consider how inexpensive it is. I hope mine shows up on Monday.

 

[Vladislaus]

[citation][nom]bystander[/nom]Samsung may do a lot of stuff, and may be a great company, but as far as most valuable companies go, Apple is still worth the most and has the most capital. If Samsung wanted to sell their company, Apple would be capable of doing so, at least as far as economics go.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_ [...] ation#2012Based on all the articles about how Samsung lost 7.5% value when they lost a $12 billion dollar settlement to Apple, that would put Samsung's value around $90 billion, compared to Apples $572 billion. I know it may seem weird that Apple can have that value, but they do.However, having the means doesn't mean jack unless Samsung wanted to sell.[/citation]
http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/global500/2011/full_list/index.html

 

[bystander]

[citation][nom]Vladislaus[/nom]http://money.cnn.com/magazines/for [...] index.html[/citation]
Nice list, but that still shows Apple as more profitable. That showed revenue, as in how much money they handled, not how much they made. Though that showed them pretty close.

 

[beayn]

[citation][nom]halcyon[/nom]I know everyone is upset at another Zak Islam article. I don't see why, this one looks fine to me...even if its info we already knew.For you guys/gals hating on Apple. Don't kid yourself, just because you don't like them doesn't mean Apple's products are crappy.[/citation]I was surprised it wasn't just another Apple headline from Zak. Personally, I don't think Apple products are crappy, but I don't think they're the amazing thing that so many people think. They're just another competitor that I personally won't buy due to their business practices. That's my opinion. I don't know if the other apple haters think the same way. We tend to get tired of seeing the same old pointless apple advertising like "kitten uses ipad", "Apple app downloads beat all other tablets combined" etc etc.

 

[freggo]

[citation][nom]kdw75[/nom]I am surprised Apple doesn't just buy Samsung.[/citation]

Apple could not afford to buy Samsung; nor would it make sense.

 

[BagthaliyaRony]

The issue is that most online trade-in programs will alter the payout amount after you have sent in your phone without giving you a choice. At www.smartphonecashin.com if you disagree with the payout amount, they will send you your phone back at no cost to you if prefer it.

 

[tezzly]

LOL.. only apple fan boys would even bring up apple in from the sales number.. Samsung alone in 2012 ending year sales sold 395 millions and this year is on track to sell 450 millions while Apple will sale under 100 million iphones.. you sont even have to compare android to ios because android will totally dominant in every category.

 

[tezzly]

Android will probably sell close to a billion android device vs 90 million for apple.

 

[halcyon]

Android will probably sell close to a billion android device vs 90 million for apple.

Having just moved from a Note 2 to an S4 I can certainly see why this may be true. The screen seems perfect (that's my ignorance showing). The camera is great and the speed is just really nice. Apple has some very stiff competition with devices like this floating about.