Apple largest smartphone manufacturer in the world

05 August, 2011
Samsung takes the second spot whilst Nokia and RIM drop down to third and fourth respectively.

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  • Anonymous
  • 3Yi
  • 05 Aug 2011

Impressive achievement, also given that it's based on one product.

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    • aly khan
    • U@w
    • 05 Aug 2011

    nokia is dead...r.i.m. is dying!!!
    motorola is motorless...
    sony ericsson, sony what???
    htc = o-v-e-r-p-r-i-c-e-d!!!
    apple battling samsung!!!
    guess who wins...LG!!!
    life is good!!!

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      • AnonD-16682
      • KI6
      • 05 Aug 2011

      hey friends 2011 is nt over yet nokia ll make comeback aftr they release their nokia N9 . Go Nokia Go .

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        • messi
        • KI6
        • 05 Aug 2011

        hey m8 2011 is nt over yet nokia ll comeback aftr they release their N9 .

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          • AnonD-16587
          • 3qK
          • 05 Aug 2011

          Poor Nokia.

          I think the cooperation with Microsoft won't help them. If they were smart, they would go more toward N9 and MeeGo system, and pull out from crisis as a new "cool alternative". Instead, they showed that they are very conservative and don't won't to sacrifice the status of "seriousness" to ther faithful users (who also switch to iOS and Android), but nothing can be achieved without sacrifice, and they are already doomed with this attitude.

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            • AnonD-16587
            • 3qK
            • 05 Aug 2011

            Ashura, 05 Aug 2011Well since we are talking about UI is it or is it not true ... moreAndroid influence is huge, and through last couple of years in this battleground the concept has mutated and evolved deriving some new demands (widgets, notifications...) to which even Apple must adapt - but it is only a minor part in this - it's still a battleground emerged from Apple's basic concept. That was allways the case - after explosive popularity of iPod in the early 2000s, other manufacturers implemented even more features that become common demand, but Apple still wins in this "who is more original" game of our society.

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              • TruthSeekr
              • vGk
              • 05 Aug 2011

              When a company that's been selling "personal computers" for the last 20 years can simply step in and sweep the market with just ONE PHONE in about 3 years time, its time to Shut Up and salute.

              And that company ladies and gentlemen, like it or not, IS Apple!

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                • dd
                • nmp
                • 05 Aug 2011

                Anonymous, 05 Aug 2011That IS true. very few functions are dropped off the ol... moreIf you don't know, apple do several updates only to block jailbreaks and get more money with appstore.

                if the jailbreak devs stop, you will never see an update for apple products.


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                  • Ashura
                  • MA%
                  • 05 Aug 2011

                  AnonD-16587, 05 Aug 2011Physical format is one thing, the design/concept is another... moreWell since we are talking about UI is it or is it not true that most of the new features of IOS 5 were copied from other os?I belive GSMArena had an article about it on the blog

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                    • AnonD-16587
                    • 3qK
                    • 05 Aug 2011

                    Ashura, 05 Aug 2011Still there are some(like myself) who can think for themsel... morePhysical format is one thing, the design/concept is another. iPhone is first phone to utilize that kind of UI experience by using this format, which is now on every smartphone who copies all of it, from pinch zoom to "elastic" sliders...

                    The only UI that is partialy original in comparison to iOS is Windows Phone 7, and great also... however it will never become as powerful, even if they eliminate all restrictions...

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                      • Ashura
                      • MA%
                      • 05 Aug 2011

                      AnonD-16587, 05 Aug 2011But Industry never worked that way. People actually don't k... moreStill there are some(like myself) who can think for themselfvs and actualy know what they want.Also the format of the Iphone was not coined by Apple it was a copy of an older phone.

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                        • AnonD-16587
                        • 3qK
                        • 05 Aug 2011

                        Ashura, 05 Aug 2011Not everyone is a sheep some people can think for themselvs... moreBut Industry never worked that way. People actually don't know what they want, even all of them individually think they do, because we are all slaves to industrial paradigms (and political and economical for same reason) that are created by the ones we can call shepherds. The majority of others choose to be sheep, including other manufacturers. For instance, it is clear that Samsung Galaxy S is a copy of iPhone, and all smartphone today are copies of the very same concept coined by Apple. Those who did not adapt, declined, like Nokia as we see. The point is to use inertia of the masses. Many marketing experts would say: "people want allways the same if its good" - but I think that this inertia could be used as NON-refusal when something new is introduced.
                        Because many thought that something constant and stable is allways succesful - self-confident Nokia, and many others before it, have fallen, while Apple used the inertia of the people, the fact that they are like plasticine that can be moulded when they make an input of the concept of life.


                        Apple does not sell hardware, but the concept of using it: the ideas, the lifestyle. That's why it's so succesful and others aren't. But it's curios how others aren't...

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                          • Ashura
                          • MA%
                          • 05 Aug 2011

                          [deleted post]Not everyone is a sheep some people can think for themselvs and the last thing we need is another "shepard" attempting to tell everyone what is right and what is wrong.Instead what companies like Apple should do is listen to theyr costumer´s opinions and complaints and change theyr services acordingly

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                            • AnonD-11222
                            • vbR
                            • 05 Aug 2011

                            it's Apple season just wait for some time this season will soon come to an end

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                              • Ashura
                              • MA%
                              • 05 Aug 2011

                              AnonD-10525, 05 Aug 2011Android is buggy , it lags even on good hardware, apps forc... moreOn the old versions of android yes that happened.On the newer ones(especialy the ones without manufacturer custom UI) it does not happen

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                                • Anonymous
                                • sSV
                                • 05 Aug 2011

                                nokia is shaterred.. Its done for.

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                                  • AnonD-16663
                                  • uuh
                                  • 05 Aug 2011

                                  For apple concentrating on single iPhone will make possibility of improvement much better.They have time to include make its product more improved. Finally apple will rule in the smartphone market.

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                                    • pravi
                                    • 7j%
                                    • 05 Aug 2011

                                    iPhone means crap phone for technical people bcoz we r in computer era where phone should be mini computer which made phone smart... time has gone for feature phone.. but i will accept that apple created a ecosystem how to get the money of American people by made them fool. 100$ phone is sold @ 600$ ..it is the 500$ extra money which going in the pocket of poor steve. and market ing agency ...

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                                      • polen
                                      • N9W
                                      • 05 Aug 2011

                                      Stars 'n' Stripes, 05 Aug 2011Apple is an American company, I am an American citizen and ... moreyou are one of the few patriots. If all Americans. were. like you Motorola and boring will still reighn. airbus will dominate the american skies just the same way Sanding will fill all American pockets

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                                        • Anonymous
                                        • 2@r
                                        • 05 Aug 2011

                                        just one type of phone iphone makes apple number 1 then what about other good phones like s2 nokia x7 n8 galaxy series etc apple actually suxs no bluetooth dude and poor batery life