Samsung is the top smartphone vendor in Western Europe in Q2

09 September, 2011
Smartphones outsell feature phones for the first time, according to IDC with Samsung on top; Apple close second.

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  • 10 Sep 2011

AnonD-977, 10 Sep 2011Can you read? You know the report this thread is based o... moreWith respect....can't you interpret the stats?

Apple sales, relative to the performance of others IS slipping. Let's just say, if I was the CEO, I'd be wearing diapers right now!

Apple ARE loosing ground and they know it. They can't out perform the hardware or production turn-arounds of the Koreans and are playing the legal card as a last resort.

Don't just read the numbers, look at what they mean and what the trends are.

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    • Anonymous
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    • 10 Sep 2011

    AnonD-977, 10 Sep 2011What if they use the dual core from the iPad 2? The iPad... morestill apple will be last to put dual into a phone. no comment about the samsung components though is there.. every applefag avoids it for the fear of admitting without samsung there woule be no iphone

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      • 10 Sep 2011

      AnonD-977, 10 Sep 2011Samsung don't spend money on R&D they just copy. The... moreWell, that's the same approach Apple adopted when it copied the first-ever GUI from Xerox. And, to top it all, this is what Steve Jobs said at the time: "Picasso said, 'Good artists copy, great artists steal.' And we have always been shameless about stealing great ideas."

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        • 3LT
        • 10 Sep 2011

        Sure, when you have phones like Galaxy Fit, Ace and Mini, that you are going to have volume. If you consider the price*units, who has shipped more? That would be interesting to see.

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          • 10 Sep 2011

          Anonymous, 10 Sep 2011you say apple are the pioneers yet it was htc who developed... moreWhat if they use the dual core from the iPad 2?

          The iPad 1 uses the same processor as the iPhone 4.

          The iPhone 5 will probably use the same processor as the iPad 2, the one Apple launched in February this year.

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            • AnonD-977
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            • 10 Sep 2011

            FAIR & FACTUAL, 10 Sep 2011Sorry, just saw your post highlighting similar reasons and ... moreCan you read?

            You know the report this thread is based on, you find it by clicking the link 'read the news". if you bothered to read it you would see Apple's sales increased by 64% YOY, that's INCREASED, it's there in black and white, right above this reply.

            Now I don't know where you get your idea that iPhone sales are decreasing but it certainly isn't from this news story.

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              • 10 Sep 2011

              AnonD-17348, 10 Sep 2011"Just by selling TVs?" LOL! You must be living un... moreWell he seem to be really living in a cave i have Samsung phone ,TV , Laptop ,Monitor , Optical drive and a refrigerator too Samsung's Phones are just a part of its HUGE company

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                • Anonymous
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                • 10 Sep 2011

                Lax, 10 Sep 2011Yeah! Demand from retailers not buyers or users. Buyers kno... moreok.why retailers ordering or demanding. high shipnents, they know that they can sell a good amount of handsets or they might have an idea about selling,and they know which handsets are people looking for .why don't they ordering high shipments from micromaxt,palm etc.they are not fools to order and store high shipments from such low rated companies..thats what I told there is people demands too. sometimes they may need extra shipments after selling and vice versa

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                  • Anonymous
                  • 3Ax
                  • 10 Sep 2011

                  you say apple are the pioneers yet it was htc who developed one of the first touch screen phones. If apple put a dual core into their phone then they are behind the times. They also wanted samsungs AMOLED+ screen but had to settle for the retiner display which is worse. Apple just have a following of hipster fanboy kids who like most people have highlighted know nothing of tech. Where do the apples components come from? oh yea samsung. Enjoy your samsung apple branded device guys and enjoy the butthurt

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                    • 10 Sep 2011

                    FAIR & FACTUAL, 10 Sep 2011Sorry, just saw your post highlighting similar reasons and ... moreExactly but this way in stopping innovation wont have any success

                    Its just a matter of time SGS2 or Galaxy tab aren't the last devices from Samsung there is still coming devices

                    Not just the Nexus Prime but other devices that will come after years

                    That way apple is acting is so bad but wont be useful if they can ban Galaxy tab in some countries like Germany that doesn't mean they will be able to do that all the time with all phones its better for them to step out of their little world and enter the real world of competition

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                      • 10 Sep 2011

                      John, 10 Sep 2011The margin per mobile device for Samsung is very minute com... moreSamsung don't spend money on R&D they just copy.

                      They copied the RAZR, they copied the Nokia slide phones, they copied the Palm Treo and now they copy Apple.

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                        • 10 Sep 2011

                        John, 10 Sep 2011The margin per mobile device for Samsung is very minute com... more"Just by selling TVs?" LOL! You must be living under a rock, mate. Samsung don't JUST sell TVs, they sell DVD players, home theaters, notebook computers, desktop monitors, optical drives, hard drives, printers, refrigerators, air conditioners, washing machines, microwave ovens, cameras, and camcorders, too.

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                          • 10 Sep 2011

                          Really great article with very interesting information.

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                            • Anonymous
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                            • 10 Sep 2011

                            Ok Samsung is the top smart phone maker

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                              • FAIR & FACTUAL
                              • m4N
                              • 10 Sep 2011

                              SleepingOz, 09 Sep 2011That's just because apple customers don't expect much from ... moreSorry, just saw your post highlighting similar reasons and expectations of the average Apple consumer. (As a reformed person).

                              But isn't it sad that the innovation, progress and development of firms like Samsung, HTC (or whoever) are being jeopardized by the legal antics of Apple?
                              I mean, if litigation is all they have in response to ever shrinking sales percentages; what hope for the future?
                              Even their own loyal customers are beginning to be embarrassed and switching to more positive manufacturers.
                              4 of my close friends are testament to this HA! HA!

                              The courts need to make a distinction between the invention and evolution of technology. Makes me wish I'd invented the wheel!

                              I doubt I would ever buy another Apple, BUT, I do want them to be around to encourage competition. Be in the sales room I mean, not the court room!

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                                • vbT
                                • 10 Sep 2011

                                samsung is top of after all

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                                  • FAIR & FACTUAL
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                                  • 10 Sep 2011

                                  AnonD-1825, 09 Sep 2011iPhone won customer satisfaction again! sixth? time a row! ... moreAND THE REASON THIS MIGHT BE TRUE?

                                  Easy!
                                  Apple products are for consumers less technically aware and less conscious of what they get for their money.

                                  Other manufactures, pushing the envelope of technological advancement sell to more critical consumers and respond to their feed back within months.

                                  With Apple, they blind the soft minded with marketing and give you nothing new for over a year.

                                  FACT!!!!

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                                    • 10 Sep 2011

                                    Nokia and ms =titanic their wp7 is already dead

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                                      • 10 Sep 2011

                                      Testin to see if i can finally post comments......

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                                        • John
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                                        • 10 Sep 2011

                                        Really, really, samsung is the top smartphone vendor in Western vendor