China Mobile sold just 1 million iPhones, has first drop in profits

20 March, 2014
The world's largest carrier by number of subscribers is investing heavily in its 4G infrastructure.

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Increasing urbanization and rising urban wages have resulted in an increase in discretionary incomes. Disposable income in urban areas averages about $4,000, which is more than three times the average income of $1,270 in rural areas, helping the China Mobile’s sales to grow as well. http://j.mp/china-mobile-big-on-upside

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    • 22 Mar 2014

    AnonD-209094, 22 Mar 2014I read the link, so 94 seconds for iphone users huh? Look w... moreHahah omg I give you three links and you cite only the part that the author personal thoughts . Non biased indeed NOT .there are three articles and you choose to cite that. But intended this is a hateboy way of thinking . If a news about Apple is good it certainly is biased or not true but if an article praises android yeah it's true he'll yeah go to hell Apple. The ones who are the best don't need to shove down others throat that they have the best device they simply enjoy it. PS : Read all articles carefully but I doubt your jealousy oriented mind well let you understand.

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      • 22 Mar 2014

      Anonymous, 21 Mar 2014Reality?? What reality the one you create to make up for yo... moreI read the link, so 94 seconds for iphone users huh? Look what the author wrote,

      "Having taken the test (and as a Sony user) I’m happy to say that I came in at 68 seconds and handily beat the average of all phone users. And if I took the test again I would be much faster. Obviously you might say because I now know the correct answers. "

      Further,
      " But here’s the thing: the way they’ve set the test up you don’t actually need to know the correct answers. They are measuring speed, recall? And there’s no penalty for a wrong answer, they just tell you to try again. So, the true speed at which you can move through the test is how quickly can you make another guess after they’ve told you you’re wrong? And, to be candid, I think that random guessing of the answers is likely to produce a faster speed than even bothering to read the questions is, let alone trying to think about the correct answer."

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        • Anonymous
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        • 21 Mar 2014

        Very few comments!
        I guest the article silenced those Korean phone fanboys.

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          • Anonymous
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          • 21 Mar 2014

          AnonD-174792, 21 Mar 2014Strange, reality shows otherwise, could you link to any of ... moreReality?? What reality the one you create to make up for your lack of confidence? That is called billable out of spite.
          www.forbes.com/sites/timworstall/2014/01/01/dubious-online-statistics-to-show-that-apple-iphone-users-are-smarter-than-everyone-else/

          www.trustedreviews.com/news/iphone-owners-smarter-than-samsung-or-blackberry-users-survey-finds
          blog.gsmarena.com/iphone-owners-more-intelligent-than-android-users/

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            • 21 Mar 2014

            Anonymous, 21 Mar 2014Funny thing is that multiple researches and surveys show th... moreStrange, reality shows otherwise, could you link to any of those articles Mr. Anonymous?

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              • 21 Mar 2014

              AnonD-105859, 21 Mar 2014Apple is not fantastic phone No, apple isnt phone, apple is most valuable company in the world

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                • 21 Mar 2014

                Chupacabra, 20 Mar 2014Smart people aren't going to buy this tiny junk relic.Funny thing is that multiple researches and surveys show that iOS users are smarter than android users in general.

                  kevin , 21 Mar 2014some people just don't read it right it say they sold 1.34 ... more1.34 millon _LTE_ smartphones. Most Chinese that buy smartphones don't buy LTE smartphones since you need to have a carrier subscription to use LTE in China (and most people prefer prepaid).

                  Also LTE smartphones cost as much as several 3G smartphones.

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                    • 21 Mar 2014

                    AnonD-238040, 21 Mar 2014Steve Job is dead, so do the fruit company, no one can save... moreThats an interesting comment about the company that is taking nearly all the profit in the smartphone market. even at 10% market share they will walk away with 70% of the profit and then you think it means they are dead? How did you reach that conclusion? Its as crazy as saying that Toyota will be bankrupt if one person in the world buy a Mazda.

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                      • 21 Mar 2014

                      Just 1.34 smartphones? i mean did u cut the second smartphone in three pieces before selling. Kindly proofread before posting. :P

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                        • 21 Mar 2014

                        some people just don't read it right it say they sold 1.34 million smartphone for LTE service most of them are iphones one million of 1.34 million means iPhone is the most selling smartphone read it right guys.

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                          • 21 Mar 2014

                          Steve Job is dead, so do the fruit company, no one can save them anymore

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                            • 21 Mar 2014

                            Apple is not fantastic phone

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                              • 20 Mar 2014

                              Those 1 million iphones has been sold to rich chinese customers and who can affort it. And those xxxx million can't affort one. Isn't that strange?
                              Why do Apple still ask 5000 rmb for a smartphone and that's 5 times there monthly salary.How can they buy one, good marketing research Apple. Secondly those phones are made in there country for a few bugs. And they know is a shit phone.

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                                • Chupacabra
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                                • 20 Mar 2014

                                Smart people aren't going to buy this tiny junk relic.

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                                  AnonD-120062, 20 Mar 2014Today buy an iphone (iphone 4s/5c/5s)makes no sense for the... moreAnd its NOT a thing of money or posibilities..

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                                    • 20 Mar 2014

                                    Today buy an iphone (iphone 4s/5c/5s)makes no sense for the price in relation with hardware-software posibilities and is only purchased by fanaticism or ignorance of other better options (even in middle class phones). at least until the iphone 6..

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                                      • 20 Mar 2014

                                      let the haters come in to contribute the most predictable hate comments here

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                                        Anonymous, 20 Mar 2014What I mean is they claim Apple is "shit" and tha... moreI don't think jealousy is the word you are looking to use there my friend. It's just plain HATE.

                                        But I do get what you're saying. I myself have no love for Apple products, but I do appreciate new tech. So I follow all brands to read up and even (store) test said tech. And like you, I find it pointless to go on blogs and bash others for their branch choice. It's just childish. But since the battle of brands have started, it's only natural that when one brand has a shortcoming people will hate.