Apple took 77% of the smartphone industry profits last quarter

06 August, 2012
Even though Apple only contributed to 6 percent of the overall devices, it took home the majority of the profits.

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  • RwG
  • 12 Aug 2012

Apple has the best marketing team assembled.

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    • krishan
    • tUd
    • 12 Aug 2012

    i like apple iphone5 handsett is verry best ............,,,,,,,,,,,,,

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      • Cali
      • UD{
      • 10 Aug 2012

      Anonymous, 07 Aug 2012A ton of MacBooks and iPads were used by NASA for the recen... morebig words. prove it.

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        • AnonD-9023
        • 2T7
        • 09 Aug 2012

        AnonD-66054, 08 Aug 2012Well when they make a 52% margin on each iPhone sold they d... moreCan you tell what android devices you bought ?

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          • Yani
          • 3pw
          • 09 Aug 2012

          So... we ARE paying for brand name! :D

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            • AnonD-36414
            • TL5
            • 09 Aug 2012

            the point is that manufacturing android phones costs a lot and they ve to be priced at competitive rates.this gives android manufacturers less profit per device as compared to apple nokia and blackberry.

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              • AnonD-66054
              • wdK
              • 08 Aug 2012

              Well when they make a 52% margin on each iPhone sold they do tend to earn a lot... I can commend Apple for making so many fools buy their products without ever doing anything good for the society. Google does more for the people than Apple... Apple only thinks about profit. I own an iPod touch 64GB but that was before I found out about the Foxxconn incidents. Just a shame!!!
              Now I have 3 android products and I have sworn never to buy Apple again.

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                • vGU
                • 08 Aug 2012

                Yeah!

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                  • AnonD-39775
                  • 0Cb
                  • 08 Aug 2012

                  nothing is overpriced if you like it and need it in your own hands,and this gives you hapiness. my imac 27",my macbook air and my iphone make my happy everyday. i do not think they are expansive considering the quality,the beauty,the good taste and the aftersales support of apple products

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                    • Anonymous
                    • SH9
                    • 08 Aug 2012

                    This only shows how overpriced iphones really are.

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                      • Dv
                      • YVf
                      • 08 Aug 2012

                      It seems too good to be true.

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                        • Saqib
                        • 2Tv
                        • 08 Aug 2012

                        Anonymous, 08 Aug 2012In my country samsung flagship phones price is same than iP... moreMay we know which country do you belong because apple product are always more highly priced

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                          • sam
                          • t1$
                          • 08 Aug 2012

                          some facts about Nokia-
                          a) touch scroll was invented by Nokia.. b)world's first ever phone call was made from a Nokia phone.. c) bubble lock app.? remember even android and iphone users were jealous of this app..!
                          d) remember the wonderfull gaming experience that Nokia gave us..it was 'N-gage' ..!
                          e)remember the swipe feature was first introduced in Nokia N9 :)
                          and many more :) love Nokia

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                            • Hesam
                            • akg
                            • 08 Aug 2012

                            ios and android devices are at same price, but the price apple spend to make an iphone or ipad is way lower than them. And because of this the profit is higher. And you add thousands of apps and accessories that apple is selling every second.

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                              • Anonymous
                              • tVw
                              • 08 Aug 2012

                              wait and see rotten fruit... Just wait ,..

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                                • Anonymous
                                • p77
                                • 08 Aug 2012

                                iPondan, 08 Aug 2012Apple sucks...have made such most profitable gadgets - iPho... moreIn my country samsung flagship phones price is same than iPhone, also samsung tablets are same price than iPad.

                                Maybe you are comparing bigger memory device with smaller memory device?

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                                  • Nasser
                                  • J1E
                                  • 08 Aug 2012

                                  For me they still losers, because eveybody I knew in UAE Market is moving from iPhones to Android devices.

                                  Apple sucks.

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                                    • t7x
                                    • 08 Aug 2012

                                    Blankman, 07 Aug 2012I laugh everytime someone says that we're being ripped off ... moregood point!

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                                      • Anonymous
                                      • D4x
                                      • 08 Aug 2012

                                      The graph is about Apple vs non Apple revenues and the article is about profits. Two different things, dear GSMArena.

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                                        • iPondan
                                        • 25G
                                        • 08 Aug 2012

                                        Apple sucks...have made such most profitable gadgets - iPhone, iPad, iPod, iOS etc....
                                        How come their gadgets selling price was too high than others like Samsung's...