ZTE surges past Apple to become the world's fourth biggest phone maker

5. iankellogg posted on 28 Oct 2011, 09:23 0 0

many of these other companies don't manufacture their own phones ether. Motorola doesn't for example.

8. JeffdaBeat posted on 28 Oct 2011, 10:04 7 1

Correct and to separate it from say Microsoft and Google who make the OS...but don't design the actual handset. You'll see Apple vs. other manufacturers for amount of phone sold, but you won't see Apple vs. say Google unless we are talking about OS's. That's not a jab on either company for those who are trigger happy this morning...

16. andro. posted on 28 Oct 2011, 11:54 0 0

The only major component apple designed in the iphone 4 was the antenna and the less said about that the better!

17. Phoneguy007 posted on 28 Oct 2011, 12:02 0 0

also apple only has one phone that is a smart phone.....but the other companies make smart and non smart phones.

30. ardent1 posted on 29 Oct 2011, 00:35 0 0

It has to do with business speak. The manufacturer is deemed the one who makes the product -- the fact the manufacturing process is outsourced or subcontracted out -- does change the fact that Apple "made" this product.

6. chocolatebear76 posted on 28 Oct 2011, 09:35 1 2

the reason for this is coz u're not a techhead or fanboy

7. remixfa posted on 28 Oct 2011, 10:00 1 5

ZTE is a very minor player in the US. They are huge however in emerging markets like china and africa where cheap handsets are the primary sales.

Apple has nearly slid off the page!!

9. redflag_rising posted on 28 Oct 2011, 10:57 0 0

zte is chineese owned company right?

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21. remixfa posted on 28 Oct 2011, 14:56 0 0

i believe so, yes.

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10. taco50 posted on 28 Oct 2011, 11:20 6 2

This is for all phones including feature phones. Apple doesn't sell feature phones.

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18. Phoneguy007 posted on 28 Oct 2011, 12:03 1 0

correct

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23. Johnny_Mnemonic posted on 28 Oct 2011, 15:30 2 3

Taco Apple sells junk

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26. wassup posted on 28 Oct 2011, 17:29 0 0

what about the iP4s?

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13. snowgator posted on 28 Oct 2011, 11:31 1 0

I actually was going to say what Taco did. ZTE would not touch a list of only smartphones. It is pretty amazing that Apple can compete against these manufacturers with only one device.

There will always be a need for a basic phone, and a huge market for it. I often think some of these manufacturers that are going Smartphone only are making a mistake. Yes, feature phones are dying off due to Smartphones becoming so affordable. But basic talk and text phones will always have a market. Companies like ZTE and LG would be wise to stay in the market for that need.

31. ardent1 posted on 29 Oct 2011, 00:37 0 0

Check out Metro PCS, Cricket, or the other smaller carriers. Boost will carrying the ZTE Warp.