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Analyst: Apple, Samsung snagged over 100% of Q2 handset profits
Dylan McGrath
8/7/2012 12:28 AM EDT
Samsung benefits from iPhone decline
Thanks to the popularity of the iPhone and its industry-leading profit margin, Apple has accounted for the majority of handset industry operating profits for at least the past year.
According to Walkley, Samsung was the biggest beneficiary of slowing iPhone sales. With the successful launch of its Galaxy S III, Samsung increased its smartphone market share to 31.1 percent in the calendar second quarter, up from 28.4 percent in the first quarter, Walkley said. "We believe Samsung will expand its leading smartphone market share during Q3/12 as the Galaxy S III ramps in volume ahead of the iPhone 5 launch in late September/early October," Walkley wrote.
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Thanks to better smartphone sales, Samsung increased its hold on the overall No. 1 position in handsets, growing its overall market share to 25.3 percent in the second quarter, up from 24.9 percent, Walkley said. Nokia has been the leader in handset markets share for 13 consecutive years after surpassing Motorola in 1998, but with Nokia' struggling smartphone transition combined with an increasing global mix of smartphone sales, Walkley said he expects the firm's market share to continue to do decline. Canaccord Genuity estimates Samsung's handset market share for the year will be 25.3 percent for the year, besting Nokia's projected 19.1 percent share.
Walkley said the market share for smartphones running the Android operating system continued to increase in the second quarter. He estimated that Android smartphones accounted for two-thirds of all smartphone sales in the second quarter, up from 57.5 percent in the first quarter.
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Thanks to the popularity of the iPhone and its industry-leading profit margin, Apple has accounted for the majority of handset industry operating profits for at least the past year.
According to Walkley, Samsung was the biggest beneficiary of slowing iPhone sales. With the successful launch of its Galaxy S III, Samsung increased its smartphone market share to 31.1 percent in the calendar second quarter, up from 28.4 percent in the first quarter, Walkley said. "We believe Samsung will expand its leading smartphone market share during Q3/12 as the Galaxy S III ramps in volume ahead of the iPhone 5 launch in late September/early October," Walkley wrote.
Click on image to enlarge.
Thanks to better smartphone sales, Samsung increased its hold on the overall No. 1 position in handsets, growing its overall market share to 25.3 percent in the second quarter, up from 24.9 percent, Walkley said. Nokia has been the leader in handset markets share for 13 consecutive years after surpassing Motorola in 1998, but with Nokia' struggling smartphone transition combined with an increasing global mix of smartphone sales, Walkley said he expects the firm's market share to continue to do decline. Canaccord Genuity estimates Samsung's handset market share for the year will be 25.3 percent for the year, besting Nokia's projected 19.1 percent share.
Walkley said the market share for smartphones running the Android operating system continued to increase in the second quarter. He estimated that Android smartphones accounted for two-thirds of all smartphone sales in the second quarter, up from 57.5 percent in the first quarter.
Click on image to enlarge.
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dylan.mcgrath
8/7/2012 1:37 AM EDT
The smartphone market is a huge deal for the entire electronics ecosystem, yet only two companies are making any money (and most of it is going to Apple). Will these other firms just give up and pack it in? Why bother?
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any1
8/7/2012 11:59 AM EDT
Clearly Apple and Samsung are leaders today, but that could easily change in a relatively short time. Today's hot phone model will be obsolete in six months. The other companies must have some sort of vision and must be able to execute on that vision. Being a "me too" follower of the two leaders is not a viable strategy at this point. Which makes me wonder, what is Motorola up to now that they are part of Google? Whose vision are they trying to follow? And can Microsoft still make a difference partnering with Nokia or anyone else? It probably is getting close to make or break it time for some companies in the market - some consolidation seems likely.
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bordersboy
8/9/2012 9:46 AM EDT
remember when the razr was king, when nokia were number one. Alsways watch behind, people are getting fed up with apple never reducing price, the only consumer electronics company to do this. Can you imagine us all paying $1000 for a standard PC today?
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przemek
8/7/2012 5:24 PM EDT
It seems to me that Apple executed very well an existing idea of a touchscreen tablet and phone. They came up with a great visual and technical design, supported by brilliant marketing and a third party app market---it was a stroke of genius to leverage the iTunes store for that.
Recently, however, they seem to have run out of momentum; why exactly is iPhone 4S better than 4? It's no wonder that they are shooting across Samsung's bow to slow them down. That's all there is to it, in my opinion.
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