Apple, Samsung continue to pace global smartphone market as Xiaomi jumps into top 5

South Korean electronics giant Samsung and California-based Apple remained the two largest sellers of smartphones around the world in the second quarter, data released this week shows, while Chinese brands like Huawei and Xiaomi continue to make inroads.

AppleInsider Staff 10 years ago 24

Apple's iPhone reaps dominant 92% of handset industry's profits

Though the iPhone is just 20 percent of the overall smartphone market, Apple's handset accounted for a colossal 92 percent of the industry's operating income during the March quarter, according to new research.

Roger Fingas 10 years ago 88

Average selling price of smartphones in China jumps 37% thanks to popularity of Apple's iPhone

Following years of race-to-the-bottom pricing in China, the release of the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus — which introduced larger displays to Apple's lineup — prompted an apparent shift in consumer habits that has seen the average selling price of a smartphone jump by nearly 40 percent in the Asian nation.

AppleInsider Staff 10 years ago 7

Chinese smartphone market shrinks for first time in 6 years, but Apple still booming

The Chinese smartphone market shrunk by 4 percent in the first quarter of calendar 2015, marking the first time it has seen a year over year contraction in six years, even in the face of huge growth by Apple, IDC reported on Monday.

Neil Hughes 11 years ago 10

iPhone share of US market grows to 42.6% in March quarter

Apple slightly increased its lead as the most popular smartphone maker in the U.S. during the March quarter, while Samsung and Motorola lost ground, according to new data published on Friday.

Roger Fingas 11 years ago 31

iPhone marketshare surges for Apple in Europe, China during March quarter

Adoption of the iPhone was up globally during the March quarter, and in Europe was particularly influenced by people switching from Android devices, according to new smartphone market data published on Wednesday by Kantar Worldpanel ComTech.

Roger Fingas 11 years ago 18

Samsung reclaims lead over Apple in global smartphone shipments during March quarter

Despite strong iPhone sales, Samsung was able to top Apple in terms of smartphone shipments during the March quarter and reclaim market leadership, research firm Strategy Analytics said on Wednesday.

Roger Fingas 11 years ago 77

Apple on track to sell record 54M iPhones in March quarter, Morgan Stanley says

The latest data from Morgan Stanley suggests Apple is on target to set a new record and sell at least 54 million iPhones in the current quarter, which concludes later this month.

Neil Hughes 11 years ago 35

Smartphone shipments topped 1.2 billion in 2014, Samsung's share plummeted in face of Apple gains

Squeezed at the high-end of the market by Apple, and also at the low-end by cheaper Chinese alternatives, Samsung saw its share of the total smartphone market shrink in 2014, even as overall smartphone shipments grew to new heights.

Neil Hughes 11 years ago 29

Apple's iPhone commands record high 89% of smartphone profits while Android plummets to record low

Last quarter, Apple's iPhone took a record 89 percent share of smartphone operating profits, directly causing another record for the holiday shopping season: an all-time low for devices running Google's Android.

Neil Hughes 11 years ago 53

iOS, Android dominate smartphone market with 96% combined stake

Apple and Google have all but destroyed the competition in the smartphone space, with the two companies' flagship mobile operating systems — iOS and Android — combining to power 96.3 percent of the smartphones shipped in 2014, new data indicates.

AppleInsider Staff 11 years ago 82

Apple's iPhone 6 Plus drives double the data consumption of any other iPhone

The phablet-sized iPhone 6 Plus sees data usage closer to a tablet than a phone as users consume more mobile video content, according to a new report, while iOS continues to dominate the enterprise market around the world.

Sam Oliver 11 years ago 27

iPhone 6 launch led Apple to 47.7% share of US market, edging Android's 47.6%

For the first time since the end of 2012, Apple's iPhone edged out all devices running Android for shipments in the U.S., becoming not only the top device, but also the top domestic platform for the quarter.

AppleInsider Staff 11 years ago 34

Apple, Samsung now tied for the title of world's largest smartphone maker

The 74.5 million iPhones sold over the last three months of 2014 didn't just help Apple report the highest quarterly profit of any publicly-traded company in history, they also propelled the Cupertino giant into a first-place tie with Samsung as the largest smartphone maker in the world.

AppleInsider Staff 11 years ago 72

Canalys says Apple sold more smartphones in China than any other brand over the holidays

Apple's iPhone 6 and 6 Plus have propelled the company to the top of the smartphone sales charts in China, a report published Wednesday suggests, knocking off former top dog Samsung and besting every domestic Chinese firm in the fourth quarter of 2014.

Sam Oliver 11 years ago 15

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