Canalys: Apple tops European smartphone market in Q4 as rebound approaches

20 February 2024
Apple is number 1 for Q4, but Samsung keeps the top position for the fiscal year.

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  • 21 Feb 2024

iphone is the phone that everyone want but cannot have right away. thats why its in their list. as soon they have the money they will buy it. and once they have it the want us gone and they tend to settle whatever their money can afford.
since android is cheaper, its almost the first phone for the masses, and as soon as these massess have a decent amount of money they will proceed to iPhone to experience the phone.

    I've only ever used android my whole life. But that will probably change when I eventually replace my current phone.

    Android manufacturers have turned themselves into wannabe iPhones. Removing the headphone jack, microSD support, FM radio, IR blaster, etc.

    If I'm going to have to buy a phone that doesn't have all those things, it's going to be an actual iPhone. Not a wannabe iPhone.

    Samsung, Xiaomi, BBK, Lenovo etc are going to have to swallow their pride and realise they do not have the brand prestige of Apple. Or this is just going to get worse. Apple has around 80% of the market share for under 30s in the USA. And now this is happening in Europe too. The future isn't bright for android manufacturers.

    https://www.businessinsider.com/apple-rules-gen-z-nearly-90-percent-have-iphone-survey-2023-10

      PureOS, 20 Feb 2024No. Iphone is for many people status simbol, and even if Sa... moreWhere here in my place the brats with low lifestyle buy iPhones. Mostly the tiktokers

        rizki1, 20 Feb 2024Whole Europe market share is under half the Chinese market ... moreYeah, the population is a lot smaller in Europe. Interestingly though, Apple topped the smartphone market in China too for the first time in 2023 despite all the competition in China

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          • 0w7
          • 20 Feb 2024

          iPhone and Apple is dominating

            sachsen, 20 Feb 2024Good job, Samsung. For sure offering phones with Exynos in ... moreyeah, no one is buying exynos, yet Samsung is head-to-head against Apple. I guess if Galaxies would have SnapDragon, Apple wouldn't be able to sell one single iPhone LOL

              jiyen235, 20 Feb 2024why should Apple lower prices when they have 77% of the hig... moreNo. Iphone is for many people status simbol, and even if Samsung offer s24 ultra for 500€, people will still get iphone. For me that is stupid, but who asks me.

                Anonymous, 20 Feb 2024Because Samsung can't keep up with Apple and they disc... moreYes, they discontinued, so why will do that even more?

                  Apple releases new phone in Q4. There is no rocket science. Otherwise, the whole market is floated by Android.

                    -Trix-, 20 Feb 2024"But samsung has 95-97% marketshare from a phone with ... morePeople will barely waste 1700 for a 1 TB Apple phone when they are able to buy a superior foldable device.

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                      • AnonD-1131805
                      • s8g
                      • 20 Feb 2024

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                        TAPE971, 20 Feb 2024"Everyone wants an iPhone"... Lol.. no thanks, cl... more‘same-ish phones for a good few years now.’

                        I see similar lines likes this often on here in relation to iPhones. It confuses the heck out of me because…well have android phones altered all that much in the past several years and nobody told me 🤷

                        Yeah sure a few of them can fold now, a feature that whilst cool I suppose, does have its drawbacks. But still Androids as a whole are pretty much the same this year as they were last year and the one before that and so on.

                        Right? Or again am I missing something here?

                          Anonymous, 20 Feb 2024But samsung has 95-97% marketshare from a phone with price ... more"But samsung has 95-97% marketshare from a phone with price higher than 1700USD/Euro."

                          I really doubt it, i think majority of share from those comes from iPhone 15 Pro Max 1TB

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                            • Anonymous
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                            • 20 Feb 2024

                            Ohh boy, here we go again 🙄🤦🏻‍♂️

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                              • Anonymous
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                              • 20 Feb 2024

                              [deleted post]Man that created Huawei loves stuff from Apple.
                              😂😂😂😂

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                                • Anonymous
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                                • 20 Feb 2024

                                Anton el .PAPI, 20 Feb 2024anja and your point is? What does the post and what it says... moreEveryone? I never want that limited joke. I have more advanced and much cooler Samsung. People opinion or market share aren't important for me.

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                                  • Anonymous
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                                  • 20 Feb 2024

                                  Phone market is shrinking, just like laptop market few years ago. People tend to keep their phones longer. Falling trend will continue . Actually one can understand it, if you look at Samsung, Apple making same flagships in last 4-5 years with SAME DESIGN and ONLY incremental updates. So, people are not stupid and market in shrinking in last 3 years.
                                  And 2nd chnge is; cheaper phone brands like Infinix, Tecno emerge and rise, for those who are tired of overpaying for average phone that can be used for their daily tasks.

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                                    • Anonymous
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                                    • 20 Feb 2024

                                    Anton el .PAPI, 20 Feb 2024anja and your point is? What does the post and what it says... moreBut samsung has 95-97% marketshare from a phone with price higher than 1700USD/Euro.

                                    Your comment sounds like someone bragging about the units sold of toyota car.

                                    Of course everyone buy toyota, because its cheaper than porsche.

                                      "Everyone wants an iPhone"... Lol.. no thanks, closed off and same-ish phones for a good few years now. Why would "everyone" (quite literally your own words) an iPhone?

                                      On another note, do look at the graph again. Q4 is when Apple launches their iPhones. Q1 of a new year when Samsung launches their new devices.
                                      Logic would dictate sales to pick up in those times for each brand and fall for the other subsequently, because the blind cult like buying behavior of brand fanboys and fangirls will inevitably drive sales of the new shiny toys every single launch period.

                                      Or in simpler terms, nothing new to see here and the same story as every Q4 and Q1 respectively.

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                                        • Anonymous
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                                        • 20 Feb 2024

                                        jiyen235, 20 Feb 2024holy ballssss 77% of the high end segment is under Apple, n... moreSo the 300USD Samsung phone should be given to everyone for free/gratis ?

                                        What a logic. What are you? An elementary schooler?