Apple's iPhone dominated 2022 smartphone sales

Apple is completely dismantling Samsung

Look at the consistent strength of the SE.   Narrative violation alert 

Okay trolls, this is about phones, not operating systems. Understand?

lkrupp said:

Okay trolls, this is about phones, not operating systems. Understand?

You have misunderstood yourself it seems. 

Yes, it is about phones but more precisely, phone models. 

Let's take a simplistic approach. FTA:

"The firm continued, warning "We also expect brands to continue making their portfolios leaner in 2023 to minimize cannibalization. The number of active smartphone models in the global market has already fallen from over 4,200 in 2021 to around 3,600 in 2022."

3,600! 

How many models does Apple have?

How many models does Samsung have? 

How many models do the Chinese manufacturers have? 

Some companies sell the same phones under different model names depending on the market. 

If all those manufacturers had the same amount of models as Apple, how would it alter numbers? 

I cannot really remember a year when Apple hasn't sold the most - by model.

The reason is clear. The figures themselves mean virtually nothing. 

avon b7 said:

lkrupp said:

Okay trolls, this is about phones, not operating systems. Understand?

You have misunderstood yourself it seems. 

Yes, it is about phones but more precisely, phone models. 

Let's take a simplistic approach. FTA:

"The firm continued, warning "We also expect brands to continue making their portfolios leaner in 2023 to minimize cannibalization. The number of active smartphone models in the global market has already fallen from over 4,200 in 2021 to around 3,600 in 2022."

3,600! 

How many models does Apple have?

How many models does Samsung have? 

How many models do the Chinese manufacturers have? 

Some companies sell the same phones under different model names depending on the market. 

If all those manufacturers had the same amount of models as Apple, how would it alter numbers? 

I cannot really remember a year when Apple hasn't sold the most - by model.

The reason is clear. The figures themselves mean virtually nothing. 

The figures takes on more meaning when you include this stat .

https://gulfbusiness.com/apple-again-dominates-smartphone-profit/

85%!

It doesn't matter how many other models there are out there, if the few models Apple have can capture 50% of all smartphone sale revenue and 85% of the profits. Of course one of thing that has to be considered, when looking at the 85% of the smartphone profits, is that none of the relatively few phones that Apple sells are losing money. They all have  pretty healthy profit margins, though Apple had never officially reveal what they are . Where other venders (including Samsung) are selling some of their phones at very little profit or at a loss, to capture marketshare.   

davidw said:

avon b7 said:

lkrupp said:

Okay trolls, this is about phones, not operating systems. Understand?

You have misunderstood yourself it seems. 

Yes, it is about phones but more precisely, phone models. 

Let's take a simplistic approach. FTA:

"The firm continued, warning "We also expect brands to continue making their portfolios leaner in 2023 to minimize cannibalization. The number of active smartphone models in the global market has already fallen from over 4,200 in 2021 to around 3,600 in 2022."

3,600! 

How many models does Apple have?

How many models does Samsung have? 

How many models do the Chinese manufacturers have? 

Some companies sell the same phones under different model names depending on the market. 

If all those manufacturers had the same amount of models as Apple, how would it alter numbers? 

I cannot really remember a year when Apple hasn't sold the most - by model.

The reason is clear. The figures themselves mean virtually nothing. 

The figures takes on more meaning when you include this stat .

https://gulfbusiness.com/apple-again-dominates-smartphone-profit/

85%!

It doesn't matter how many other models there are out there, if the few models Apple have can capture 50% of all smartphone sale revenue and 85% of the profits. Of course one of thing that has to be considered, when looking at the 85% of the smartphone profits, is that none of the relatively few phones that Apple sells are losing money. They all have  pretty healthy profit margins, though Apple had never officially reveal what they are . Where other venders (including Samsung) are selling some of their phones at very little profit or at a loss, to capture marketshare.   

Revenue, ASP and profit have literally nothing to do with the point.