Samsung regains top smartphone sales spot from Apple in Q1 2013

28 May, 2013
The Korean company shipped $23.62 billion worth of phones, compared to Apple's $22.9 billion.

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  • 03 Jul 2013

AnonD-143704, 18 Jun 2013samsung and sony cant even put OIS on their phones since th... moreYou are wrong.

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    • duggo
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    • 19 Jun 2013

    AnonD-143704, 18 Jun 2013Be careful they are going to copy iphone 6 before the launc... morehope so copy and ad stuff and be like always

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      • Kg{
      • 18 Jun 2013

      AnonD-142950, 29 May 2013iPhone 5 beat the GS3 in sales last years sales or whatever... moreBe careful they are going to copy iphone 6 before the launch and make galaxy s5.

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        • 18 Jun 2013

        opr, 29 May 2013sony and samsung are the best in mobile cams.nokia cams alw... moresamsung and sony cant even put OIS on their phones since they dont invest on camera technology and they just copy.

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          • AnonD-143704
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          • 18 Jun 2013

          They do not innovate they copy, such as air gesture(O plus Android Phone), Air View(Super-sensitive Touch Nokia 920), They just used it and improved it and called it their own new innovation. Does Samsung able to put OIS in their phone camera. Guess that is far from their technology to do. I'm buying innovative devices and not copycat device no matter no award was given to them while nokia lumia 920 bagged more than ten awards including most innovative handset, because they invest on innovation and not just copying on apple and nokia.

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            • Nickney_
            • Ixg
            • 06 Jun 2013

            The reason Samsung is the top selling smartphone now is because "Apple" has saturated the market with their I-phone , finally after years of there gimmicky phones (that break in the first drop) people have caught up and wanted something more , its obvious Samsung is on roll , and their going to leave apple in the dust.

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              • 03 Jun 2013

              AnonD-150659, 30 May 2013That is true, but if you look at the figures I would still ... moreThat does not even make logical sense.

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                • ttv
                • 30 May 2013

                Samsung is the king and Apple is going to be potato.Samsung is focusing in technology and innovations such as Super Amoled screen ,camera,eye scrolls ,air gesture etc while apple still use old ips screen .Samsung can produce almost all kinds of parts in own factory and can produce many kinds of models while Apple uses parts from Samsung, Sony ,LG,Toshiba ,Sharp etc and cannot produce many kinds of models. Samsung sales in very reasonable price while Apple sales cheap phone in expensive.Apple sales only 17% phone the world but make profit around 70% of total in the world it means by looting.

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                  • Anonymous
                  • uuU
                  • 30 May 2013

                  AnonD-59657, 29 May 2013LG does better than HTC or even Sony when comes to smartpho... morewhere are u frm??

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                    • AnonD-150659
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                    • 30 May 2013

                    That is true, but if you look at the figures I would still say Apple would most likely be the happier considering there are countless different models of Samsung phones.

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                      • tyson
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                      • 30 May 2013

                      AnonD-100960, 29 May 2013but your whole post made me laugh, and it just makes rambli... morelook u cannot compare Samsung and apple. Samsung makes numbers of smart phones and apple has only iPhone so comparison is impossible Samsung is going to regain the top spot and Samsung is not the king of market like Nokia was

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                        • 29 May 2013

                        Anonymous, 29 May 2013One Icrap and endless Droids to choose from. The Galaxy lin... moreUm...what??? your reply was kinda pointless. Android is not a device its the OS. That being said what is a "Galazy"??? Does Samsung make a line of "Galazy" devices O_o

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                          • SnK_Labs
                          • utT
                          • 29 May 2013

                          Maruti Suzuki made hell lot of sales than Rolls Royce. Enough Said.

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                            • AnonD-100960
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                            • 29 May 2013

                            AnonD-58540, 29 May 2013hmmm. Dude seriously most of the stuff u wrote made me laug... morebut your whole post made me laugh, and it just makes rambling sound even funnier, since i owned iphone 3gs, i have moved to android and had htc desire,galaxy s1,s2,s3,s4, nd i also work in a store so my information is based on my usage and the customers i serve, the facts are there and i am being clearly objective about, something that you do not have the ability to read, and yes i have taken plenty on night pictures without issues on the s3, yes sometimes there is noise on the pictures, but i have a nokia pureview 808 as well, which will destroy any phone and also a lot of expensive point and shoot, and even the odd entry level dslr,but because you cannot read you also missed out where i said the s3 camera is nothing special but it does the job, and yes there was also better cameras out there, but overall it was very acceptable, if you cannot use your phone properly and not be objective then it is your fault, u can view my facebook.com/jayjay8t1 pictures and can SEE the night shots taken on it, at the end of the day it fits into my lifestyle perfectly, as now does my S4, at the end of the day there is no point trolling and bashing one company because it does not fit into your life perfectly, for me samsung is the best phone right now because it does everything i need it to and more, the HTC ONE was a very close second, but lacked a few areas i needed more from it, so that is not sheep behaviour at all so you really need to wake up from your bubble, if lg or sony bring out a phone next which is better then the s4, then i will opt for that, but i choose practicality over just 'looks alone' anyday

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                              • t1$
                              • 29 May 2013

                              AnonD-58540, 29 May 2013hmmm. Dude seriously most of the stuff u wrote made me laug... moresony and samsung are the best in mobile cams.nokia cams always give saturated colors.

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                                • 29 May 2013

                                AnonD-100960, 29 May 2013wow i think u are a little bit against sammmy even though u... morehmmm. Dude seriously most of the stuff u wrote made me laugh. First of all compare the cameras of nokia, sony and htc vid s3 on a big screen. U will see where s3 stands, 2ndly i wont use full brightness the whole day( already the battery juice is sucked up by end of day on norml usage, and if i increase the brightness it will b dead withinn 12 hrs... Seriously u really own a s3??? I dont think so, check and compare the screen vid note2( which is quite superior to s3) . Why in this world u defend s3.... The only gud thing is its light weight( dat too its a plastic bodied phone). And dont tell me u dont take pictures at night...most people rake picgures during late evenings and nyt time only( partying, freakin out with friends, going for a dinner). S3 fails here. Please before u defend something b practical inlife...itsnt ur fault but seriously ur also following the sheep herd like evrybdy does. Use a windows nokia and u cant keep ur hands off it. The built, the camera, and the userfriendly u.i( yaah it luks pathetic in first go but use for a week and u cant keep ur hands off it.. And for fm in next update lumiams will get fm( its only software error frm msft and nokia is working over it, when it can give fm in $20 phone whh the hell they wont give in a high end phone. Nokia will regain its spot . Let the time come u will eat ur words mate.. Frankly im wondering if 10 billion galaxies were sold and so manh iphones or chinese phone then either in earth everybdy has like 2-3 phones or everybdy has samsung phones....lmao....the data itself is incorrect and millions galaxies were sold to retailers nt to consumers. CHeck any f the retailer inur area how many galaxies they can provide u.u will get the answer. . Grow up and start lukin for smthn gud other then cheap plastic, m happy with my 720 vid same screen quality as note 2 and awesum battery with awesum camera. Hope sony and lg will follow the nokia and htc path.....tell me one morething, why these grand have been introduced???? Samsung alreadh has there note and tabs so why need for bigger phones???? Alreadh samsu g has lost market to canvas, karbonn and lava.....go check urself who is on a winning note in india in terms of dual sum smaftphones??????.....

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                                  • 29 May 2013

                                  AnonD-58540, 28 May 2013used to have n s3 and beleive methe hype sammy created was ... morewow i think u are a little bit against sammmy even though u bought a s3, i never had any problems with my s3 in any of the areas u mentioned, apart from the sunlight legibility, but even then with it set up high during the day i could more then use the screen with ease even in direct sunlight in istanbul for the summer with day temps reaching over 50degrees, camera was nothing wrong with it, it was not the greatest, but it did the job just fine, stop using auto and learn how to shoot pictures to improve your quality, there are also plenty of apps to help with newbie photographers, battery, i had no issues really because i know how to use my phone properly, app managers and disabling apps i do not need to run in the background gave me much more speed/ram/battery life, i could go a full day with pretty heavy usage and be around 15% remaining, body material is a completely subjective argument, because i simply prefer plastic bodies, for me and my lifestyle, they are much better then metal bodies any day, because of a few factors, flexibility, heat, durability, lightweight, ease of replacement parts if damaged, while these factors may not be for everybody, they fit my life perfectly well so i see no reason to stop using them, so just because you are unhappy with not be able to use the phone how its meant to be does not mean 54 million other s3 owners feel the same, also if you was not happy you should simply not bought it, go to the shop and test the phone out before purchasing a flagship device which clearly dissatisfied you in every way. your own fault

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                                    • 29 May 2013

                                    I don't understand the hate. If you don't like samsung or iphone, then buy yourself a nokia or blackberry. More OSes are coming like Ubuntu, Firefox, Tizen, Jolla so more choices for us though I believe that the OS that can run Android apps will likely reign next and it's being developed by Intel-Samsung.

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                                      • 29 May 2013

                                      AnonD-58540, 28 May 2013used to have n s3 and beleive methe hype sammy created was ... moreWell try troll. .. galxy s3 maeket prize in India is 29000. Not 22000. Are u kidding. .

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                                        • 29 May 2013

                                        Anonymous, 29 May 2013maybe your nokia will be the goner in 3-4motnhs. just look ... moreNokia doesnt deserve the 3rd spot with crapia hardware and os.Go hang yourself nokia!