IDC confirms: Apple was king of the smartphone market in 2023, overtaking Samsung

16 January 2024
It's the first time Samsung wasn't in the No.1 spot since 2010.

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[deleted post]Stay angry, lol

    [deleted post]the fact my comment irritates you and lived rent free on your head says everything about.

      justasmile, 17 Jan 2024Explain how?overall both companies offer little improvement on each generation phone, but somehow Samsung manage to make less improvement on each new S series than iPhone for the last few year. Apple already dominating over Samsung on high end market for couple years, regardless the criticism iPhone get, Apple sold lots iPhone each year.

        Because of Exynos coming back. Samsung will again loose no 1

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          • Ravuh
          • Trp
          • 17 Jan 2024

          Scamsung still rakes in more profit. Using 3rd part OS and CPU (Google's Android & Qualcomm's Snapdragon) compared to Apple's own in-house iOS & A-series chips BUT with Apple prices? Scamsung wins.

            Mills, 17 Jan 2024Ironic situation lol. Too bad Samsung is turning into Apple... moreYep. Really sucks to see. But with pixels giving other competition and being overtaken by apple now, they might actually start to care

              [deleted post]I don't buy the new iPhones because the base models don't have 60hz. Androids nowadays are catching up and are ahead. While Apple over here still working with 60hz, 6GB of RAM (I do not care about OS optimization) and USB 2.0, Android OEMs come with at least 8GB, 120hz (even 165hz is not that rare) and USB 3.0 with 45W charging (wired) minimum.

              I'm not a dumb customer. I do my research into these phones. I'm not about to get scammed when I can buy Xiaomi on Giztop for the same price and get better usage.

                Congrats, I also heard rumors that Apple will also open a store in Indonesia.

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                  • Hugo
                  • fCI
                  • 17 Jan 2024

                  Most samsung users wanted a 3.5mm jack, since samsung abandoned it, the users abandoned samsung

                    [deleted post]I do and don't understand you at the same time lol

                      christfild, 17 Jan 2024while its true iphone lack improvement but tbf galaxy S ser... moreExplain how?

                        Ouifuf, 17 Jan 2024Expect this to completely 180 last year. Every time a compa... moreIronic situation lol. Too bad Samsung is turning into Apple. They're not showing much changes from generation to generation. S23U is pretty much the same from S22U. Only new stuff is the chipsets, cameras and the build. Everything elsee is minor!

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                          [deleted post]They mean to say 60Hz era

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                            • 17 Jan 2024

                            Comgratulations Xiaomi

                            Keep going

                              justasmile, 17 Jan 2024Saying Samsung has little improvement but praising Apple 😂while its true iphone lack improvement but tbf galaxy S series is worst improvement than iphone especially last 3-4 years. IMO both is at the peak anti customer policy.

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                                • Anonymous
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                                • 17 Jan 2024

                                [deleted post]I know right! AppLe iS dOomEd!

                                Been hearing that for over a decade in these comments. By the way, I’m
                                not sure what news about Apple’s share price from September is supposed to show.

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                                  • Anonymous
                                  • Rk2
                                  • 17 Jan 2024

                                  Anonymous, 17 Jan 2024S7 edge : $750 (4/32GB) S23 : $750 (8/128GB) S7 Edg... moreS10: QHD screen, 6-8GB RAM, 3400mAh, 15W
                                  S20 : QHD screen, 8GB RAM, 4000mAh, 25W
                                  S21: FHD screen, 8GB RAM, 4000mAh, 25W
                                  S22: FHD screen, 8GB RAM, 3700mAh, 25W
                                  S23: FHD screen, 8GB RAM, 3900mAh, 25W
                                  S24: FHD screen, 8GB RAM, 4000mAh, 25W
                                  For years, Samsung has no progress in their line-up. Price increase is the only apparent upgrade from these phones. Their iPhonization will eventually kill them because they failed to see their real competitors.

                                  Xiaomi Mi 10: FHD screen, 6-12GB RAM, 4780mAh, 30W
                                  Xiaomi Mi 11: QHD screen, 6-12GB RAM, 4600mAh, 55W
                                  Xiaomi 12: FHD screen, 8-12GB RAM, 4500mAh, 67W
                                  Xiaomi 13: FHD screen, 8-12GB RAM, 4500mAh, 67W
                                  Xiaomi 14: FHD screen, 8-16GB RAM, 4610mAh, 90W

                                  The upgrades aren't the best but there is progress unlike on what you see in Samsung phones. The Xiaomis also got pricier but hella more affordable than what Samsung offers. I can get a Xiaomi 14 with 256GB over a S23 with 128GB(UFS 3.1) and still save around 100 bucks. Software-wise, Samsung might be a bit better but they share their own problems as well. Samsung is just in a slum, it's tiring to look forward to a Samsung device that has a reasonable price for what it offers.

                                    christfild, 17 Jan 2024Congrats to Apple become king of smartphone market. This no... moreSaying Samsung has little improvement but praising Apple 😂

                                      [deleted post]idk about that. in my region iphone is for sure more popular than samsung S series ever be. and to be clear im not fans of both, but i can understand why iphone so popular.

                                        Congrats to Apple become king of smartphone market. This not surprising tbh, while Apple sales is increasing but only low margin as 3,7%, this more to do with decreasing sales of Samsung entry level and mid ranges phone entire 2023, Transsion grow immensely on that market. With high end market, Huawei is lurking on the shadow, soon they will come back to global market. If Samsung stay stagnant. other China brands will also gonna surpassed them in the future let alone Apple.
                                        And for the looks Samsung still not get the memo, entire S24 lineup is so disappointing, with very little improvement.

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