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Apple and Samsung to grab 90% of 2012 mobile profits

Apple and Samsung to grab 90% of 2012 mobile profits

Posted: 03 Feb 2012, 13:02, by Michael H.

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Apple and Samsung to grab 90% of 2012 mobile profits

Overall, it's widely assumed that smartphones will continue to surge and take over more and more of the market, but it seems we may need to reframe the argument of iOS vs Android to be simply Apple vs Samsung. After the huge numbers the two companies put together in 2011, analysts think that 2012 will be even bigger.

UBS analyst Maynard Um has looked at the numbers and found that smartphones are now accounting for 30% of the cell phone market, but more impressively, smartphones make up "over 75% of industry revenues." More specifically Um says that we really need to take a look at just Apple and Samsung because those giants "now account for over 55% of industry revenues and over 90% of total [profits before tax].”

This comes on the heels of huge fourth quarters for each company, and it looks like that success is going to continue this year, and given the excitement for the iPhone 5 and Samsung Galaxy S III, that's not too hard to believe.

source: BGR

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1. baaam posted on 03 Feb 2012, 14:30 12

Lets just hope that competition stay out of courts this year!!

2. ZEUS.the.thunder.god posted on 03 Feb 2012, 14:37 8

amen.

3. sgogeta4 posted on 03 Feb 2012, 16:09 8

Not likely thanks to the greedy Apple lawyers.

4. manuell3g posted on 03 Feb 2012, 18:14 7

I have a strange feeling that this is the year samsung becomes king

5. Striker posted on 03 Feb 2012, 18:21 4

U wrong:) This year, if everyhing goes according to the plan, iOS will rock their position as kings and we will witness the decline of Handroid for the sake of WP and especially Nokia.

7. SleepingOz posted on 04 Feb 2012, 01:10 2

right, may be in your wildest dreams.. =]

9. andro. posted on 04 Feb 2012, 06:34 1

Striker you obviously have no experience in the mobile industry and see the awful wp sales on a daily basis

6. donald151992 posted on 03 Feb 2012, 23:43 1

Go iphone5!!!

8. andro. posted on 04 Feb 2012, 06:32 3

its funny because apple has done this through malevolent domination but samsung through innovation.

Its seems apples comeuppance is about to begin though as its now banned from selling iphones and ipads in germany

http://www.gsmarena.com/apple_pulls_iphone_4_3gs_and_ipad_2_from_germany_online_store-news-3773.php

10. Mr.Best posted on 04 Feb 2012, 09:10 2

Apple finally has a challenger which is not the same old Apple vs Android but rather now it's Apple vs Samsung...about time somebody took it to them. Bring it Sammy!!

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Samsung Galaxy S4
- Announced: 14 Mar 2013
- OS: Android 4.2.2
- Hardware: Quad core, 1900 MHz, Krait 300, 2048 MB RAM
- Display: 5.0 inches, 1080 x 1920 pixels, Capacitive Touchscreen
- Camera 13 megapixels, 1920x1080 (1080p HD) video
- Technology: GSM (850 900 1800 1900)
- Data: LTE Cat3 Downlink 100 Mbit/s LTE Cat3/4 Uplink 50 Mbit/s HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s UMTS EDGE GPRS
Apple iPhone 5
- Announced: 12 Sep 2012
- OS: iOS
- Hardware: Dual core, 1300 MHz, Apple Swift, 1016 MB RAM
- Display: 4.0 inches, 640 x 1136 pixels, Capacitive Touchscreen
- Camera 8 megapixels, 1920x1080 (1080p HD) video
- Technology: GSM (850 900 1800 1900), CDMA (800 1700/2100 1900)
- Data: LTE Cat3 Downlink 100 Mbit/s HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s UMTS EDGE GPRS EV-DO Rev.A EV-DO Rev.B
Samsung GALAXY Note II
- Announced: 29 Aug 2012
- OS: Android 4.1.2 4.1.1
- Hardware: Quad core, 1600 MHz, ARM Cortex-A9, 2048 MB RAM
- Display: 5.5 inches, 720 x 1280 pixels, Capacitive Touchscreen
- Camera 8 megapixels, 1920x1080 (1080p HD) video
- Battery: 35 hours of Talk Time, 980 hours of Stand-by
- Technology: GSM (850 900 1800 1900)
- Data: LTE Cat3 Downlink 100 Mbit/s LTE Cat3/4 Uplink 50 Mbit/s HSDPA+ (4G) 21.1 Mbit/s HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s UMTS EDGE GPRS
HTC One
- Announced: 19 Feb 2013
- OS: Android 4.1.2
- Hardware: Quad core, 1700 MHz, Krait 300, 2048 MB RAM
- Display: 4.7 inches, 1080 x 1920 pixels, Capacitive Touchscreen
- Camera 4 megapixels, 1920x1080 (1080p HD) video
- Technology: GSM (850 900 1800 1900), CDMA (800 1900)
- Data: LTE HSPA (unspecified) UMTS EDGE GPRS
Sony Xperia Z
- Announced: 07 Jan 2013
- OS: Android 4.1.2
- Hardware: Quad core, 1500 MHz, Krait, 2048 MB RAM
- Display: 5.0 inches, 1080 x 1920 pixels, Capacitive Touchscreen
- Camera 13.1 megapixels, 1920x1080 (1080p HD) video
- Battery: 11 hours of Talk Time, 550 hours of Stand-by
- Technology: GSM (850 900 1800 1900)
- Data: LTE Cat3 Downlink 100 Mbit/s LTE Cat3/4 Uplink 50 Mbit/s HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s UMTS EDGE GPRS
Google Nexus 4
- Announced: 29 Oct 2012
- OS: Android 4.2.2 4.2.1 4.2
- Hardware: Quad core, 1500 MHz, Krait, 2048 MB RAM
- Display: 4.7 inches, 768 x 1280 pixels, Capacitive Touchscreen
- Camera 8 megapixels, 1920x1080 (1080p HD) video
- Battery: 15.3 hours of Talk Time, 390 hours of Stand-by
- Technology: GSM (850 900 1800 1900)
- Data: HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s UMTS EDGE GPRS
LG Optimus G
- Announced: 28 Aug 2012
- OS: Android 4.1.2 4.0.4
- Hardware: Quad core, 1500 MHz, Krait, 2048 MB RAM
- Display: 4.7 inches, 768 x 1280 pixels, Capacitive Touchscreen
- Camera 13 megapixels, 1920x1080 (1080p HD) video
- Battery: 15 hours of Talk Time, 335 hours of Stand-by
- Technology: GSM (850 900 1800 1900)
- Data: LTE HSPA (unspecified) UMTS EDGE GPRS
Nokia Lumia 920
- Announced: 05 Sep 2012
- OS: Windows Phone 8
- Hardware: Dual core, 1500 MHz, Krait, 1024 MB RAM
- Display: 4.5 inches, 768 x 1280 pixels, Capacitive Touchscreen
- Camera 8.7 megapixels, 1920x1080 (1080p HD) video
- Battery: 17 hours of Talk Time, 400 hours of Stand-by
- Technology: GSM (850 900 1800 1900)
- Data: LTE Cat3 Downlink 100 Mbit/s LTE Cat3/4 Uplink 50 Mbit/s HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s UMTS EDGE GPRS

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1. baaam posted on 03 Feb 2012, 14:30 12

2. ZEUS.the.thunder.god posted on 03 Feb 2012, 14:37 8

3. sgogeta4 posted on 03 Feb 2012, 16:09 8

4. manuell3g posted on 03 Feb 2012, 18:14 7

5. Striker posted on 03 Feb 2012, 18:21 4

7. SleepingOz posted on 04 Feb 2012, 01:10 2

9. andro. posted on 04 Feb 2012, 06:34 1

6. donald151992 posted on 03 Feb 2012, 23:43 1

8. andro. posted on 04 Feb 2012, 06:32 3

10. Mr.Best posted on 04 Feb 2012, 09:10 2

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