Anyway, onto the big news about the Galaxy S6/S6 edge:
Samsung estimates that it will sell 70 million+ Galaxy S6/S6 edge units.
http://www.gsmarena.com/galaxy_s6_and_s6_edge_sales_expected_to_hit_70_million_mark-news-11932.php
This may be more than the total sales of the iPhone 6/6+ considering that Apple only sold about ~37 million iPhone 6's in the last 3 months of 2014.
It is estimated that Samsung will sell 30 million Galaxy S6/S6 edge units in the 26th day after release (20 million pre-orders + 10 million in-store sales) which may outpace the initial sales of the iPhone 6/6 Plus.
http://www.cnet.com/news/samsung-demand-for-galaxy-s6-steeper-than-expected/
Furthermore, Samsung regained highest smartphone market share in Q1 2015. http://www.globalpost.com/article/6...sung-widens-lead-over-apple-smartphone-market
According to TrendForce's numbers, Samsung's smartphone market share surged to 27.8% and Apple's market share shrank to 19.9%. What's even more surprising is that Q1 2015 was the 2nd quarter since the iPhone 6 was launched so analysts expected iPhone 6 sales to remain strong but it seems they have lost a lot of steam and sales of the iPhone 6/6+ have shrunk significantly. And Q1 2015 was before Samsung launched the Galaxy S6/S6 edge. Samsung's smartphone sales are going to boom again in Q2, Q3 and Q4 this year. Apple needs to make sure their soon-to-be-released iPhone 6S achieve high sales or else they are headed for a massive failure.
The article also mentions that sales of Samsung's new low/mid range smartphones, the Galaxy A, J and E, have been through the roof. I've personally seen the Galaxy A5 and A7 myself and the design was exactly like the iPhone 6 and HTC One M9. Unibody aluminum. Back in 2013 and 2014, Samsung's low/mid range smartphone market share was nosediving. But, after a huge re-designing of their low/mid range smartphones, Samsung has managed to gain the upper hand against the Chinese phone makers again at the low/mid range segment.
The hype of the iPhone 6 has now diminished as sales have slowed significantly as indicated by Apple's shrinking market share. Apple now needs to focus on luring customers with the iPhone 6S. But will it close the technological gap with Samsung's new flagships? Some sources indicate that Apple may be forced to adopt 16nm CPUs instead of the more technologically advanced 14nm CPUs since Samsung may decide to boost Galaxy S6/S6 edge production. This may mean that Apple wont be able to close the technological gap. I also doubt the iPhone 6S will have DDR4 RAM since Samsung is reportedly getting it supplied from their semiconductor division in full capacity.
This was all expected IMO. No way was Apple going to maintain that 0.5% lead over Samsung as it did in Q4 2014 (that news can be found here: http://bgr.com/2015/03/03/iphone-market-share-q4-2014-gartner/). It was a one-off phenomenon due to the change from the 4" to 4.7" form factor.
I seriously hope this will force Apple to innovate. I'm sick of them just sitting in their laurels and just using the same old design iPhone after iPhone. Already, 15 million bought the Galaxy S6 edge just because it is technological advancement. Technological advancement makes more attractive displays. More attractive = more sales = more customers will remember that company as being high tech and attractive.
I have no doubt that the iPhone 6S will sell well. But it needs to sell better than the iPhone 6.
Samsung estimates that it will sell 70 million+ Galaxy S6/S6 edge units.
http://www.gsmarena.com/galaxy_s6_and_s6_edge_sales_expected_to_hit_70_million_mark-news-11932.php
This may be more than the total sales of the iPhone 6/6+ considering that Apple only sold about ~37 million iPhone 6's in the last 3 months of 2014.
It is estimated that Samsung will sell 30 million Galaxy S6/S6 edge units in the 26th day after release (20 million pre-orders + 10 million in-store sales) which may outpace the initial sales of the iPhone 6/6 Plus.
http://www.cnet.com/news/samsung-demand-for-galaxy-s6-steeper-than-expected/
Furthermore, Samsung regained highest smartphone market share in Q1 2015. http://www.globalpost.com/article/6...sung-widens-lead-over-apple-smartphone-market
According to TrendForce's numbers, Samsung's smartphone market share surged to 27.8% and Apple's market share shrank to 19.9%. What's even more surprising is that Q1 2015 was the 2nd quarter since the iPhone 6 was launched so analysts expected iPhone 6 sales to remain strong but it seems they have lost a lot of steam and sales of the iPhone 6/6+ have shrunk significantly. And Q1 2015 was before Samsung launched the Galaxy S6/S6 edge. Samsung's smartphone sales are going to boom again in Q2, Q3 and Q4 this year. Apple needs to make sure their soon-to-be-released iPhone 6S achieve high sales or else they are headed for a massive failure.
The article also mentions that sales of Samsung's new low/mid range smartphones, the Galaxy A, J and E, have been through the roof. I've personally seen the Galaxy A5 and A7 myself and the design was exactly like the iPhone 6 and HTC One M9. Unibody aluminum. Back in 2013 and 2014, Samsung's low/mid range smartphone market share was nosediving. But, after a huge re-designing of their low/mid range smartphones, Samsung has managed to gain the upper hand against the Chinese phone makers again at the low/mid range segment.
The hype of the iPhone 6 has now diminished as sales have slowed significantly as indicated by Apple's shrinking market share. Apple now needs to focus on luring customers with the iPhone 6S. But will it close the technological gap with Samsung's new flagships? Some sources indicate that Apple may be forced to adopt 16nm CPUs instead of the more technologically advanced 14nm CPUs since Samsung may decide to boost Galaxy S6/S6 edge production. This may mean that Apple wont be able to close the technological gap. I also doubt the iPhone 6S will have DDR4 RAM since Samsung is reportedly getting it supplied from their semiconductor division in full capacity.
This was all expected IMO. No way was Apple going to maintain that 0.5% lead over Samsung as it did in Q4 2014 (that news can be found here: http://bgr.com/2015/03/03/iphone-market-share-q4-2014-gartner/). It was a one-off phenomenon due to the change from the 4" to 4.7" form factor.
I seriously hope this will force Apple to innovate. I'm sick of them just sitting in their laurels and just using the same old design iPhone after iPhone. Already, 15 million bought the Galaxy S6 edge just because it is technological advancement. Technological advancement makes more attractive displays. More attractive = more sales = more customers will remember that company as being high tech and attractive.
I have no doubt that the iPhone 6S will sell well. But it needs to sell better than the iPhone 6.
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