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iPhone grabs 2.5% global mobile handset market share
iPhone grabs 2.5% global mobile handset market share
Way back in 2006 the mobile phone industry looked very different - fast forward to today and new entrant Apple now accounts for 2.5 per cent of global handset sales with its iPhone - not bad for a product which only began to emerge internationally later in 2007. Strategy Analytics reports ...
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iPhone Captures 2.5% of Global Market
EverythingiCafe — ... the iPhone has about 2.5% of the market share, says Strategy Analytics, which is a fraction of their 30% in the United States. While admittedly the iPhone is Apple’s only device, Nokia, Samsung and Motorola each have more than 20% of the world using their devices, and LG has 11%. Given these companies all produce a much wider variety of phones, both smart and not-so-smart, it would be interesting to see the numbers comparing individual smartphones. [via 9to5Mac]

While Rivals Jockey For Market Share, Apple Bathes In Profits
TechCrunch — ... an insane amount of money. It’s the same in the computer industry. Small market share, huge amount of money. The most important thing for all of these are companies is the bottom line. Apple wins that battle. According to the report, Apple made $1.6 billion in operating profit off of the iPhone in Q3. Nokia, meanwhile, made $1.1 billion. Let’s put this in perspective. Recent numbers suggest Nokia controls roughly 35% of the worldwide handset market. Apple? About 2.5%. Not 25%. Two point five percent. Since the launch of the ...

While Rivals Jockey For Market Share, Apple Bathes In Profits
MacBytes.com — ... suggest Nokia controls roughly 35% of the worldwide handset market. Apple? About 2.5%. Not 25%. Two point five percent. Since the launch of the iPhone in 2007, just about everyone has been clamoring for more variety in Apple’s offering. People wanted iPhone minis, they wanted CDMA iPhones, etc. But Apple stuck to its guns and has basically sold one phone, which it could manufacture efficiently, when rivals like Nokia are busy peddling dozens. Sure, there are a few variations on the iPhone (included memory, and now the 3G/3GS), but basically, it’s one phone that is pulling ...

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