Gartner: Apple is now the world's top smartphone vendor

04 March, 2015
The company edged out Samsung by selling a total of 74.83 million iPhones in Q4, 2014.

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Anonymous, 04 Mar 2015The only reason why apple sell millions of iphones is becau... moreIOS like Mac osx is only used on apple devices. Apple doesn't licence their software to other manufacturers

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    • 04 Mar 2015

    Congratulations to them then. It's clearly forced Samsung to pioneer even harder in design and function. So I am not going to complain about that. However, I think Apple won't maintain this lead, as it was a strong push from initial supply flood gates when the device was first released. Now that the initial launch demand has died down, the next quarterly numbers should show a rather stock drop. This is because they target only a few key markets.

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      • LaF
      • 04 Mar 2015

      Soon Samsung will be the king!
      S6 and S6 edge will smash the old iphone

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        • 04 Mar 2015

        Srb, 04 Mar 2015Apple only copy the idea to perfect it. What the others do... moreEveryone wants to copy the idea to perfect themselves, but you have to respect them who you copied from .. but apple user doesn't respect, thats the fact you have to consider.

          AnonD-361306, 04 Mar 2015Who cares.. I love apple though... And I really hate samsun... morein this web , if u hate samsung , people will automatically accuse u an ifan and been brainwash by apple . they dont care even u used other android brand , people will said u an ifan

          but if u love samsung , people will respect and praise u ~

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            • 04 Mar 2015

            sara, 04 Mar 2015Great. I dropped samsung because of 1.Region SIM locking ... moreHopefully you didnt go with Apple either, as their UI is as dated as Samsungs.

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              • Anonymous
              • vpc
              • 04 Mar 2015

              The only reason why apple sell millions of iphones is because it is the only iOS device out there. If other manufacturer like samsung will also offer iOS device apple will be in trouble.

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                • Fjj
                • 04 Mar 2015

                Interesting that Apple were up in the 4th Q in 2014. That is normally the time they release their new phones, which ironically was the i6 and 6 plus, both which came with much larger displays that Apple has ever done. So the hype around it was huge, and the market just went with it to see what the fuss was all about. Steve Jobs laughed at the idea of bigger phones, and a smaller ipad, and its ironic that Apple have had to change their stance around what Jobs really wanted to see with iphones, in order to maintain their strength within the mobile sector. Lets be honest here, if Apple had continued with a 3.5 inch screen, with the same UI, they would have been left for dead no matter what anybody says.

                Im not a fan of either Apple or Samsung just so btw, as both imo have still not done anything revolutionary, instead little changes here and there but with no wow factor. Even the Samsung S6 and S6 Edge seems a bit under whelming right now

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                  • Anonymous
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                  • 04 Mar 2015

                  Samsung S6 will suck just like S5. And S4.

                    AnonD-368487, 04 Mar 2015Really?? Joke of the year!! Don't you see Samsung and HTC... moreu change ur android ui with launcher then u claim its ur android and name it Android Munchkin Cakes

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                      • 04 Mar 2015

                      AnonD-368487, 04 Mar 2015Really?? Joke of the year!! Don't you see Samsung and HTC... moreApple only copy the idea to perfect it. What the others do when they copy ideas ?

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                        • 04 Mar 2015

                        Really??
                        Joke of the year!!
                        Don't you see Samsung and HTC are continuously changing their UI.

                        What about iphone? They are stuck at their UI from the beginning (except minor changes). Using same old home screen, same multitasking, same settings, copied Notification Center idea & so many things.

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                          • 04 Mar 2015

                          Anonym, 04 Mar 2015Who caresseems you care enough to take 10 sec from your life to post that comment

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                            • 04 Mar 2015

                            Apple Wach gaing World If Design
                            The idea of combining classic materials such as leather and metal with state-of-the-art technology to create a very individual fashion accessory has resulted in a delightful product offering a holistic user experience. The Apple Watch scores highly for each design detail and is an altogether extraordinary piece of design

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                              • 04 Mar 2015

                              This is big considering Apple only sells Premium handsets unlike Samsung, huwwai, lenovo & xioami whose major market share comes from cheap mobiles.

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                                • 04 Mar 2015

                                people bought s4,s5 etc because of removable battery n sd card n big screen..now iphone 6plus has a big screen..and s6 has a non removable battery,no sd card.besides-holding a iphone6 is more respectable than its photocopied counterpart-s6..samsung will sink further and further into an unescapable abysss..

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                                  • 04 Mar 2015

                                  Who cares.. I love apple though... And I really hate samsung..
                                  But It doesn't matter.. I am happy with my micromax and ipad air 2

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                                    • m86
                                    • 04 Mar 2015

                                    We will see the results of Samsung's new approach after first weeks S6 sales. But so far, mobile industry seems to be pretty confident about it.
                                    A simpler phone with less removable parts and with an underlined design may nudge apple fans base.

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                                      • 04 Mar 2015

                                      Anonym, 04 Mar 2015Who caresYou Do!! :)

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                                        • 04 Mar 2015

                                        Who cares