Counterpoint: Apple earned 62% of the global phone profits in Q2

20 September 2018
The company also sells almost all phones priced $800+ and nearly half of the ones in the  $600-$800 price range.

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  • 21 Sep 2018

but can't put a dongle jack inside the box, neither fast charger

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    Realistic1, 21 Sep 2018My 800€ Android flagship was lagging. I sold it to get ano... moreI agree with you. User experience is indeed important for everyone.
    For me, personally, going from my S9(witch i will admit, its not that perfect or stable) to
    an Iphone SE is the same as going back to my old Nokia 3310. For me its more
    important being able to watch TV or Movies on my phone.
    Of course an Iphone works better, things you don't have can't crash.

      Sushant Sic, 21 Sep 2018If I am saving roughly 500$ to 600$ behind a Phone then I a... moreSo S8 and P20 Pro which both did some funky things are "not lagging whatsoever" according to you? I repeat, that I HAD fagships to lag and S8 would even freeze up to a full minute. Instagram and Snapchat mainly had issues, it would also often crash Facbook.

      Updates would be late and then when they arrive they would break features on my S8, like text recognition on that Bixby vision (I used that to copy text from documents and paste it in emails) or fast charging once or whatever... I had really poor experience with Android flagships. I dare to say that I had better experience with midrange Android phones.

      Those phones do have a good camera, a good screen, IP68 rating... really good hardware being struck by poor software. With exception of Bixby button which was bloatware on whole new level - it was bloat hardware.

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        • 21 Sep 2018

        kerul, 21 Sep 2018How could you say it's cheaper in long run? Do you know how... more"I am sure more than 60% of iPhone users need more than 5gb iCloud storage and they don't have any choice other than paying for additional storage per month."

        i'm sure that you are wrong. If you don't own iPad and iPhone both you will survive with 5gb. And even if you want more, it's whopping $12 dollar a YEAR, i'm sure people who bought iPhone can pay that ;)

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          mark, 21 Sep 2018you are wrong. we dont buy iphones just for status.. we bu... moreHow could you say it's cheaper in long run? Do you know how much it costs in 2 years? Have calculated storage cost to iCloud? I am sure more than 60% of iPhone users need more than 5gb iCloud storage and they don't have any choice other than paying for additional storage per month.

          Just get track records of broken screen repair from any iPhone authorised service centre. And do you know how much it costs when you receive bills for any repairs.. I bet not less than 150 USD.

          And how stupid fan boys are, they argued for leggings in android phone. But believe me iPhone too have legging in many social apps. I have iPhone 6s and 7, one iPhone 7 damaged and it becomes show piece. Then I tried lot to convince my son but just for status and iPhone logo I have to buy another 7 which costs another 45000 INR. And the height is previous one was still in warranty but physical damage is not considered in warranty. Of course none of the company will give you that but it should be repairable. Another joke is when I asked to repair it they gave estimate of 27000 INR almost 60% of the new device cost.

          Apart from all these as a developer I have to pay 100 USD every year and we charge almost 30% more than android apps development cause it sucks a lot of time during app submission. Ohh and after charging f**king every year fee for developer account their sever downtime is more than 10%. Now compare it with Google 25 USD lifetime cost and hardly 1% of downtime. And if any developer claimed no or lesser downtime in Apple server he/she is lieing.

          And this is why they make profit more than 60%, not because of their quality and highest sell. They f**k our ass and for that we are paying a lot. Now onwards you can consider yours instead of our cause I will never gonna buy any product from crapple.

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            Sushant Sic, 21 Sep 2018I agree with you mate and I don't hate you for sure... ... more"Unbox Therapy said it right... iPhone 5S has the same Pixels as iPhone XR for 749$ that too in 2018? "

            yeah just like everyone releasing phones only with 12mp cam? Do you complain about that too? Or do you just understand that the quality of photos have still got lot better even when the mp count is same. Just like in screen, XR screen is completely different even when the PPI is same. why would you add useless pixels when XR screen looks very good?

              Anonymous, 21 Sep 2018IMO i do hope yours is sarcasm.I do care of what @Realistic one said. However in case that the person that was targeted on didn't understand. I support the "ruined" one. ^^;
              So it's +1 both for caring and the call.

                Sushant Sic, 21 Sep 2018I agree with you mate and I don't hate you for sure... ... moreWe can buy many many Pochophone and Honor Play, Huawei 3i, One Plus 6, Azus Zen 5 all within iPhone Xs Max 512 GB....

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                  • 21 Sep 2018

                  Kiyasuriin, 21 Sep 2018+1IMO i do hope yours is sarcasm.

                    PeterThePanda, 21 Sep 2018Wait, doesn't Apple use to have like 86% of all the smartph... moreAt last! Soon apple will learn their lesson~
                    Muahahahaha~ //winks

                      [deleted post]I agree with you mate and I don't hate you for sure...

                      Its not war against any Brand... Its about Valuing Customers... If Apple start providing the necessary things then I will even start admiring Apple... But not this time...

                      Unbox Therapy said it right... iPhone 5S has the same Pixels as iPhone XR for 749$ that too in 2018?

                      Today, 90% of 150$ to 200$ Android Phones comes with 1080p display...

                      Speed is not just the USER EXPERIENCE... There are alot of other things to be considered in it as well...

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                          [deleted post]Why are you getting so hyped up, again? If you don't own an apple device why the frustration ? Do you know people buy Air Jordan's for 46,000 dollars in auction, and why is that again? why does people buy gold and platinum ! when they can buy silver just because it is more value for money !!! why does people buy Lamborghini when they can just buy a toyota at a fraction of the price.. what is value for money for an OP6 buyer may seem waste of money to one with OP2 who think upgrading 5-6 years is more value for money. So it depends, how deep your pocket is.. little backstory for me it doesn't matter, I upgrade my iphones every 3-4 years. My 6s plus is still going strong till now. And this year apple products seem too pricey for me.. so I think I may keep the 6s as secondary, and go for a different brand for a primary.

                            Realistic1, 21 Sep 2018My 800€ Android flagship was lagging. I sold it to get ano... moreIf I am saving roughly 500$ to 600$ behind a Phone then I am surely ready to bare few Lags... And trust me, today's Android Flagships doesn't lags whatsoever... Even The Midranged Phones performs better these days...

                            Android Flagships have alot to offer, they provides almost everything to the Customers and way innovative than Apple... Not like your Apple who even ask to pay more for a Charger and Dongle... That shows how greedy they are and fooling People like You...

                            I am not against of Apple, no ways... But they have stopped Valuing and Caring the customers... Their mentality is whatever they will bring will sell like a Hot Cake...

                              .alpha, 20 Sep 2018In smartphone, you either make money in hardware or service... moreare you out of your mind? Do you now how much revenue apple collects from it's app store? And not only that the superior desktop apps like final cut pro cost tons dude..

                                Nicknam, 21 Sep 2018Apple products are very overpriced, but people don't care a... moreMy 800€ Android flagship was lagging.
                                I sold it to get another Android flagship for pretty much same price (had to add 300€ of my own for new one) and it would still sometimes freeze on Instagram or Snapchat - or do something funky. And it cracked both panels on single drop (with case on).

                                I bought iPhone SE for 250€ then and did not experience lag any since. "Freezing" also never occured. So I know my next phone will also be an iPhone. You pay for experience, which in my opinion matters the most.

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                                  • 21 Sep 2018

                                  well now it's 1200$ phone, 600$ profit
                                  back ni the day was 800$ phone 350$ profit
                                  logical

                                    Nicknam, 21 Sep 2018Apple products are very overpriced, but people don't care a... more"Apple products are very overpriced, but people don't care about it. Buying 1000$+ phone because it has Apple logo is very stupid.

                                    I never used IPhone and I never will."

                                    Don't you understand how stupid this sounds? Maybe you should just try to own one instead whining for nothing?

                                    If people want Apple logo they don't need to buy $1000 phone, you can get Apple logo for lot cheaper. People buy those expensive ones because they want the best experience.

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                                      AnonD-781012, 21 Sep 2018Sad for xiaomi, making paper thin margins :(Xiaomi's CEO has publically said that they never want to make more than 5% margin on hardware. Looks like in a few years, they may reach that target. They would rather reduce the prices of products than exceed 5%.

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                                        PeterThePanda, 21 Sep 2018Wait, doesn't Apple use to have like 86% of all the smartph... moreIt depends on what quarter you look at. The will most likely have much % in the quarters after the release of new iPhones.

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