iPhone 6 continues to dominate best seller list, blocks Samsung Galaxy S6 from top spot
Apple's iPhone 6 has remained the top selling smartphone for ten months in a row, with sales actually increasing in May, blocking Samsung's flagship phone from taking the top spot for the quarter.
According to a report by Counterpoint Research, iPhone 6 has dominated sales in every quarter since its launch in September 2014.
In previous years, Apple's iPhone has consistently taken the top sales spot after its launch during the Christmas holiday quarter and first calendar quarter of the year (during which China's Lunar New Year has increasingly provided a second sales bump for Apple).
This year however, Apple has beaten back Samsung from retaking the top sales spots in the second calendar quarter, during which its South Korean handset rival has historically launched its own Galaxy S flagship.
Counterpoint noted that Samsung's "highly anticipated Galaxy S6 Edge was plagued with supply issues in the first month and now suffers from its high price tag - quickly losing its flare as a consequence," adding that Galaxy S6 sales have been "declining since its launch in April."
The group stated, "Apple on the other hand has enjoyed steady sales and now rebounds as promotions from mobile operators help spur demand."
Counterpoint added, "Apple iPhone 6 is the bestselling smartphone in the US and the iPhone 6 Plus is the bestselling smartphone in China currently. China proves to be the largest market for iPhone 6 Plus showing the Chinese love for large screen devices."
Source: Counterpoint Research
Apple's iPhone 5s from 2013 took fifth place in June, edging out new flagships introduced by Xiaomi and LG and continuing to outsell Samsung's earlier Galaxy S5 and Note 4, both of which were introduced last year.
Samsung has warned its investors that its overall profits for the June quarter are expected to fall 4 percent compared to the year ago quarter; weaker smartphone sales are a major contributor to that decrease.
However, "without a major price cut from Samsung it doesn't look like Galaxy S6 sales will be able to top the list this year," Counterpoint observed. "Without any obvious catalysts for Android product sales, we expect 2015 will continue to be an 'Apple year.'"
Apple will report earnings later today, while Samsung is scheduled to announce its quarterly earnings on July 30.
According to a report by Counterpoint Research, iPhone 6 has dominated sales in every quarter since its launch in September 2014.
In previous years, Apple's iPhone has consistently taken the top sales spot after its launch during the Christmas holiday quarter and first calendar quarter of the year (during which China's Lunar New Year has increasingly provided a second sales bump for Apple).
This year however, Apple has beaten back Samsung from retaking the top sales spots in the second calendar quarter, during which its South Korean handset rival has historically launched its own Galaxy S flagship.
Counterpoint noted that Samsung's "highly anticipated Galaxy S6 Edge was plagued with supply issues in the first month and now suffers from its high price tag - quickly losing its flare as a consequence," adding that Galaxy S6 sales have been "declining since its launch in April."
The group stated, "Apple on the other hand has enjoyed steady sales and now rebounds as promotions from mobile operators help spur demand."
Counterpoint added, "Apple iPhone 6 is the bestselling smartphone in the US and the iPhone 6 Plus is the bestselling smartphone in China currently. China proves to be the largest market for iPhone 6 Plus showing the Chinese love for large screen devices."
Source: Counterpoint Research
Apple's iPhone 5s from 2013 took fifth place in June, edging out new flagships introduced by Xiaomi and LG and continuing to outsell Samsung's earlier Galaxy S5 and Note 4, both of which were introduced last year.
Samsung has warned its investors that its overall profits for the June quarter are expected to fall 4 percent compared to the year ago quarter; weaker smartphone sales are a major contributor to that decrease.
However, "without a major price cut from Samsung it doesn't look like Galaxy S6 sales will be able to top the list this year," Counterpoint observed. "Without any obvious catalysts for Android product sales, we expect 2015 will continue to be an 'Apple year.'"
Apple will report earnings later today, while Samsung is scheduled to announce its quarterly earnings on July 30.
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This can’t be true. According to the MacRumors troll brigade Apple is fading fast and is only days away from extinction. <sarcasm>
All these stupid top-10 lists are meaningless without posting the actual numbers.
It would be very interesting to see the gaps between Apple and everyone else.
Just proves that there is still demand for a 4" iPhone. Main problem is that Apple simply cannot have a large phone lineup because its having trouble just keeping up with demand. Samsung is also a manufacturer so can handle spamming hardware.
You likely confuse the 5S's location with demand for the size. The older iPhone is typically #3 or #4 simply due to price.
New York's largest cities are...
1) New York City
2) Buffalo
So where are the actual numbers? You can't compile such a ranking without knowing how many of each model sold.
I think it is more likely that this just proves that there is a market for cheaper iPhones...
When will Samsung pull out of the smartphone market?
When they no longer have 4 models in the top 10 best selling handsets worldwide and no longer make a profit. When are all those handset manufacturers not even in the top ten going to pull out? Personally I don't believe Canacord's nonsense of Apple garnering 93% of all profits. Manufacturers like One+ Oppo, Sony etc, would be pulling out of the market if they weren't making a profit, but according to Canacord they aren't. Their so called analysis just doesn't ring true.
Until you hear they lost money in the smartphone market but their next release is designed to turn things around.
Sony posts $1.2 billion loss as mobile business falls off a cliff
http://www.cnet.com/news/sony-posts-1-2-billion-loss-as-mobile-business-falls-off-a-cliff/
The OnePlus One is so cheap because they're being sold at cost
http://www.androidcentral.com/oneplus-one-so-cheap-because-theyre-being-sold-cost
hope dies hard. But eventually many of these companies will be forced to close their smartphone divisions.
Sony is a brontosaurus. The nerve impulses signalling it's dead just haven't reached the brain from the hindquarters yet. Sony deserves to die. I woke up and stopped buying their trash a decade ago.
I think it's also worth noting that this is despite efforts at carriers to push Android phones. I was in the local T Mobile store for awhile the other day, switching from another carrier, and I watched a family come in. The daughter was saying her iPhone 5 (or 5S) had run out of room for pictures (!) The salesman said well, then she should get a Samsung phone "because it has more room for pictures".
In a small shop, with two salesmen, I decided it was not my business to butt in and give this kid and her mom some useful/factual advice. Perhaps I should have, and perhaps this anecdote is an aberration. But I suspect that unless you come in asking for an iPhone and have your mind pretty well made up, there's a good chance some of these folks will steer you to Samsung or Android (for reasons I can only imagine).
Another issue is that people think of their smartphone as a permanent storage facility for photos.
It shouldn't be.
Yes... they can sell you a larger phone that has room for more photos... but that, too, will fill up eventually.
The worst thing is that their phone has the only copy of those photos. No backups at all.
Counterpoint noted that Samsung's "highly anticipated Galaxy S6 Edge was plagued with supply issues in the first month and now suffers from its high price tag - quickly losing its flare as a consequence..."
Typo? Or intentional?
FLARE - a sudden brief burst of bright flame or light: the flare of the match lit up his face. A device producing a bright flame, used esp. as a signal or marker: a helicopter spotted a flare set off by the crew. A sudden burst of intense emotion: she felt a flare of anger within her. A gradual widening, esp. of a skirt or pants: as you knit, add a flare or curve a hem.
FLAIR - a special or instinctive aptitude or ability for doing something well: she had a flair for languages. Stylishness and originality: she dressed with flair.
Exactly - same with computers. They'd rather sell a WinBox than a Mac b/c of commissions.
I've witnessed this many, many times. People come in asking for an iMac or iPad and get steered away by the salesperson.
It's really hard to bite the tongue when you see it happening. :no: