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Tech: Samsung tops Apple in smartphone revenue for the first time.
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Samsung tops Apple in smartphone revenue for the first time.
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When it comes to profiting from smartphone sales, Apple remains on top. But look further up the P/L sheet to revenue and you'll find that for Q1, Samsung brought in more smartphone related revenue than Apple did. The Korean based Samsung took in $23.62 billion from smartphone sales from January through March. That was a gain of $952 million from the fourth quarter of 2012, when Apple overtook Samsung in revenue. Apple's top line showed iPhone sales of $22.95 billion for Q1, a drop of $7.71 billion sequentially. The change in position was attributed to heavy demand for Samsung's LTE enabled top-shelf models.
With $3.64 billion in first quarter smartphone sales, Nokia was third, followed by LG's $2.95 billion in smartphone revenue. LG was helped during the period, by strong sales of the LG Optimus G.
When it comes to operating income ratio, Apple is on top. This is a quick and dirty way to see which company is making the most money for each dollar of revenue. Apple's ratio was 31% followed by the 21.8% earned by Samsung.
http://www.phonearena.com/news/Samsu...for-Q1_id43438
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#1 Samsung => $23.62 billion
#2 Apple => $22.95 billion
#3 Nokia => $3.64 billion
#4 LG => $2.95 billion
HTC =>  * gif of Afida Turner getting punched out of the red carpet*
The #1 smartphone seller in the world is now also #1 in revenues and who knows, maybe will be soon #1 in profits thanks to the S4's massive sales.
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100+ phones vs 3? Shocking!
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When it comes to operating income ratio, Apple is on top. This is a quick and dirty way to see which company is making the most money for each dollar of revenue. Apple's ratio was 31% followed by the 21.8% earned by Samsung.
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Originally posted by Haus
100+ phones vs 3? Shocking!
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So do Nokia, Lg, HTC, Sony, yet they're ALL far behind.
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The Mcdonalds of the Tech industry!
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Originally posted by H-I-M
So do Nokia, Lg, HTC, Sony, yet they're ALL far behind.
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Samsung has the biggest marketing budget.
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Originally posted by man*****
The Mcdonalds of the Tech industry!
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And HTC is your local small chip shop.
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Not shocking, when you release as many phones as they do, with cheap materials you are bound to make as much.
But they won't be there for long, quality always wins.
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Originally posted by Haus
Samsung has the biggest marketing budget.
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Didn't Microsoft invest billions in marketing for their Lumias ? Yet they're still far behind the #1 smartphone seller in the world.
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Originally posted by man*****
The Mcdonalds of the Tech industry!
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Pretty much this.
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Let the Apple fanboys cry over this, Samsung is where its at
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Originally posted by CoolestPerson12
Not shocking, when you release as many phones as they do, with cheap materials you are bound to make as much.
But they won't be there for long, quality always wins.
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Both the S3 and S4 cost Samsung more in manufacturing price than the Iphone 5.
(209 dollars for the I5).
Those "cheap materials" arguments are kinda stale now, polycarbonate is NOT cheap.
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Originally posted by H-I-M
Both the S3 and S4 cost Samsung more in manufacturing price than the Iphone 5.
(209 dollars for the I5).
Those "cheap materials" arguments are kinda stale now, polycarbonate is NOT cheap.
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All that money for such a hideous bulky phone, that feels flimsy in the hand. How sad 
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Originally posted by CoolestPerson12
All that money for such a hideous bulky phone, that feels flimsy in the hand. How sad |
Sad for who ? It didn't bother the 60 million people that bought the S3, nor the 10 million that have already bought the S4 (in less than a month).
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Saturated fats.
Saturated plastics.
Who else!?
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Originally posted by H-I-M
Sad for who ? It didn't bother the 60 million people that bought the S3, nor the 10 million that have already bought the S4 (in less than a month).
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Those poor 70 million people. But I'm not surprised, those phones often go on sales. Attracting those types of people.
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Saturated fats.
Saturated plastics.
Who else!? |
But don't all the local chip shops in the world like HTC dream to be, one day, as big as M'c Donalds Samsung ?
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Originally posted by H-I-M
Sad for who ? It didn't bother the 60 million people that bought the S3, nor the 10 million that have already bought the S4 (in less than a month).
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count dat cash and spill dat T
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Originally posted by RatedG²
Let the Apple fanboys cry over this, Samsung is where its at
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Who would cry at someone getting less profit
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Originally posted by CoolestPerson12
Those poor 70 million people. But I'm not surprised, those phones often go on sales. Attracting those types of people.
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What do you mean with "those types of people", and why are YOU complaining on those 70 million people's behalf ?
I can understand the HTC stans frustrations.
HTC put so much effort and energy in the One, it's getting amazingly positive reviews WW, and yet still can't save the company (which is why so many staff members are jumping ship).
So sad.
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