Samsung still No. 1 smartphone vendor, but Note 7 knocked marketshare back to 2014

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  • Reply 21 of 27
    1st1st Posts: 443member
    Any profit margin ranking in similar fashion?  thx.
  • Reply 22 of 27
    croprcropr Posts: 1,124member
    1st said:
    Any profit margin ranking in similar fashion?  thx.
    That does not make sense.  Profits are calculated on corporate level not on a product level. How would you calculate the salary of Tim Cook in a iPhone profit figure, taking into account that he is responsible for Apple globally and not just for the iPhone?
  • Reply 23 of 27
    1st1st Posts: 443member
    Overall company profit margin quarter over quarter will tell you the story.  you can shipping, selling as many as possible at lost, to gain market share, but that didn't last very long... just look at history of motorola and BB (however, chinese company if backed by gov could be a different story).  apple current profit margin is >18%, BB -110%. for example... you might also get estimate from ifixit how much cost based on the teardown components cost plus MFG cost to get possible profit margin (max or min based on how much they sell vs committed volume with carrier for example... hard to find that kind of data). 
  • Reply 24 of 27
    1st1st Posts: 443member
    cropr said:
    1st said:
    Any profit margin ranking in similar fashion?  thx.
    That does not make sense.  Profits are calculated on corporate level not on a product level. How would you calculate the salary of Tim Cook in a iPhone profit figure, taking into account that he is responsible for Apple globally and not just for the iPhone?
    http://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2016/9/14/12912550/android-smartphone-oem-lg-htc-sony
    not sure about chinese companies... doesn't look too good for the others. 

    cali
  • Reply 25 of 27
    calicali Posts: 3,494member
    1st said:
    cropr said:
    1st said:
    Any profit margin ranking in similar fashion?  thx.
    That does not make sense.  Profits are calculated on corporate level not on a product level. How would you calculate the salary of Tim Cook in a iPhone profit figure, taking into account that he is responsible for Apple globally and not just for the iPhone?
    http://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2016/9/14/12912550/android-smartphone-oem-lg-htc-sony
    not sure about chinese companies... doesn't look too good for the others. 

     Absolutely beautiful. 



  • Reply 26 of 27
    calicali Posts: 3,494member
    matrix077 said:
    matrix077 said:
    I love this "no. 1" moniker the press throwing around like it means something. Tesla can never be no.1 for car. Rolex can never be no.1 for watch. And Levi can never be no.1 for jeans sold all over the world.
    So how is this moniker relevant again?
    And btw none of you analogies to Tesla or Rolex are comparable.
    Do elaborate. 

    I'm glad you're agreeing with me that it's never relevant though. 
    Tesla has completely different goals to Apple - they want to change the industry while Apple wants to make a profit. Tesla just wants people to buy electric cars, no matter who makes them. And Apple is no lux brand like Rolex - it's phones are much the same as those sold by Samsung, you know, the #1 phone maker
    Not sure if stupid or opposite day
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