CR: Apple ruled Q1 smartphone shipments for the first time ever
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- 17 Apr 2025
Normal, majority of people out there don't need smartphones. They just need feature phones with few apps for shopping and picture sharing. If you give them the feeling they have exclusive/expensive toys that can do that - there you go.
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- PyK
- 16 Apr 2025
potato4k, 16 Apr 2025Branding is not necessarily the name, it's the ability... more> Branding is not necessarily the name, it's the ability to invoke feeling.
It's not??? Like I'm gonna give you an example. What's the different between using an iPhone and a phone from Infinix? If you are a layman who doesn't care about specs, you'll never know until you try it out first. You can't judge "Apple will give me a better experience because Apple is a better known brand than Infinix."
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- 16 Apr 2025
403, 16 Apr 2025And I'm not buying them based on the brand, that'... moreBranding is not necessarily the name, it's the ability to invoke feeling. You bought something based in your feelings, not specifications nor thread count. Case closed.
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- PyK
- 16 Apr 2025
potato4k, 16 Apr 2025So you're not buying based on thread count because you... moreAnd I'm not buying them based on the brand, that's where you're wrong.
I've tried those clothes first before I'm buying them. Majority of people don't try a phone when they are going to buy it. Most of them just buy it because "People said x brand is good, so I'm gonna buy it too." Not everyone goes to a phone store only to try using a phone.
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- potato4k
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- 16 Apr 2025
403, 16 Apr 2025> Do you know the thread count of your current shirt?
N... moreSo you're not buying based on thread count because you actually have no clue. You're buying based on your own subjective opinion and price.
I rest my case. You made your purchases based on your feelings, not based on actual specifications. Many people do the same for phones, thus branding helped them in buying decisions
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- PyK
- 16 Apr 2025
potato4k, 16 Apr 2025LOL, yeah sure. Do you know the thread count of your curren... more> Do you know the thread count of your current shirt?
Nope.
> Or did you just buy it based on brand or price?
Idgaf about brand.
If it's overpriced, I won't buy it.
If it's affordable but have a bad quality, I also won't buy it.
If it's affordable and have a good quality and comfortable, I will buy it.
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- potato4k
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- 16 Apr 2025
403, 16 Apr 2025Its material quality and comfortability, ofc. Why would I n... moreLOL, yeah sure. Do you know the thread count of your current shirt? Or did you just buy it based on brand or price?
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- Anonymous
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- 16 Apr 2025
Anonymous, 15 Apr 2025Let us not kid ourselves. Chinese flagships, which are actu... moreChinese flagships are focussed on cameras not gaming. You must be referriing to the lesser flagships released by POCO or Redmagic which are gaming focussed and are more flagship killer than actual flagship.
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- 16 Apr 2025
potato4k, 15 Apr 2025A good branding makes buying decision easier for consumers.... moreIts material quality and comfortability, ofc. Why would I need to buy a cloth from Uniqlo or a shoe from Nike if I can get something with similar material quality and comfortability for cheaper? No one give a damn when I told them that I'm using a Uniqlo cloth or a Nike shoe.
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- 16 Apr 2025
These reports are limited in scope and shortsighted. Apple is down(good)! The industry as a whole is down. Lol funny every new Galaxy seems to sell way better than the previous model. Lol people really believe everything 🤣
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- 15 Apr 2025
Anonymous, 15 Apr 2025Main reason for increase in Apple's shipment is pathet... morePricing and positioning. I think the non ultra S series should have a bit more omph, bigger battery, better cameras, more ram.
The FE shouldn't exist and the 2400E should be given to the A5X to beef it up. And the chip in the A5X given to the A3X. Right now Samsung's midrange offering is terrible.
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- Anonymous
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- 15 Apr 2025
Anonymous, 15 Apr 2025One of the most tech literate nations in the world, I'... moreIPhone 16E is pretty competitive against the normal iPhone 16.
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- 15 Apr 2025
Anonymous, 15 Apr 2025Let us not kid ourselves. Chinese flagships, which are actu... moreTheir cameras have gone from being the worst to being the best, outdoing Samsung, Apple and Google these days. I think the only place where iPhone has an edge it's video.
I've not had experience with their flagships though mostly I just use flagship killers(pocos, redmi K) and they have been reliable.
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- Anonymous
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- 15 Apr 2025
Anonymous, 15 Apr 2025Let us not kid ourselves. Chinese flagships, which are actu... moreHuawei is almost entirely made with Chinese components.
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- 15 Apr 2025
Anonymous, 15 Apr 2025Actually, yes. Whole reason I keep buying my T-shirt from a... moreHope you don't see the tiktok videos that exposed luxury brands for who they really are. Something a lot of us already knew for many decades.
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- 15 Apr 2025
Samsungs greed and Apples new pricing allowed Apple to surpass Q1 sales. Samsung better get it together or they'll soon start showing the beginning of the end.
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- Boga
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- 15 Apr 2025
No samsung is always king iphone no 2 but gaming iphone better
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- Anonymous
- rJd
- 15 Apr 2025
Wherever there is carrier contract, iPhone will always be number 1. If people had to pay full amount in one time for iphone in all countries, Apple wouldn't have been in first 3.
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- 15 Apr 2025
NickValok, 15 Apr 2025Many outlets have written about the disappointment of the i... more"Many outlets have written about the disappointment of the iPhone 16e, but in many countries in Asia, the “cheap iPhone” has proven its worth"
That's because in many asian countries people buy iPhone for its name, not specs.