Roger Fingas
The iPhone 7 and 7 Plus held on as the world's most popular smartphones in the June quarter, according to research data published on Wednesday, handily relegating Samsung's newer Galaxy S8 flagship to third place.
Apple shipped an estimated 16.9 million units of the iPhone 7, and 15.1 million of the iPhone 7 Plus, Strategy Analytics said. Respectively the products captured 5 and 4 percent of the market.
The Galaxy S8 saw about 10.2 million shipments, while the 6.2-inch Galaxy S8+ managed 9 million. The next closest competitor was Xiaomi's Redmi 4A, which managed 5.5 million.
Smartphone shipments grew year-over-year overall, from 341.5 million to 360.4 million.
Apple is thought to be on the verge of announcing three new iPhones: the OLED-equipped "iPhone 8,", and more conventional "iPhone 7s" and "7s Plus" models. Broader iPhone sales will probably suffer until those products are released.
The company is likely hoping to drive as many people as it can to the "iPhone 8," which may become the first iPhone to cost over $1,000, at least in some configurations. A 256-gigabyte iPhone 7 Plus is $969 before tax.
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Guesstimate.
But but but the legacy headphone port! Techies on rumor sites say No Buy! i...don’t...understand....
Ten reasons why this report must be wrong:
1. The iPhone 7 has no standard headphone jack.
2. All consumers hate wide bezels on smartphones.
3. The iPhone's ancient display pales in comparison to the modern Infinity Display.
4. The iPhone 7 lacks overall innovation, so it's boring.
5. More system RAM is always better.
6. More processor cores are always better.
7. A higher display ratio to overall body size is always better.
8. Android OS allows widgets and infinite customization.
9. iPhones are more expensive than Samsung smartphones.
10. Steve Jobs is no longer Apple's CEO so the iPhone is doomed.
It's very possible Apple bribed some key people to get a better ranking on this report.
Analysts are never wrong about Apple being a doomed company.
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