By: Azhar Azam
Formerly known as iPhone OS, iOS was originally launched in 2007 for iPhone and is now claimed to be the ‘world’s most advance mobile operating system and the biggest software release ever for iPad’.
Apple’s iOS (14.6%) is the second most popular smartphone platform behind world-dominant Google’s Android OS (85.2%), according to market intelligence firm IDC. Other platforms such as Windows, Blackberry, and others account for only 0.2% of the total market.
The research company further narrates that South Korean conglomerate, Samsung, maintained its hegemony in the global market as worldwide smartphone shipments fell slightly by 0.8% quarter-over-quarter (q-o-q) to 341.6 million units Q2-2017.
Samsung Electronics Co. – Korea
Smartphone Shipments: 159.0 million units (1H-2016)
Smartphone Market Share: 23.1% (1H-2016)
Company Revenue: $174.0 billion (2016)
Net Profit: $19.6 billion (2016)
Samsung shipped a sweeping 159.0 million units in 1H-2017 to tape an impressive market share of 23.1% despite flat first (0%) quarter growth y-o-y.
The new S8/S8+ as well as A and J series performed well in the second quarter as the top mobile device manufacturer just rolled out Samsung Galaxy Note8 to 42-countries on September 15 after Note7 battery fiasco last year.
Global #1 since 2011, Korean electronics giant was incorporated in 1969 and was listed on Korean Stock Exchange in 1975. The company’s Vision 2020 campaigns to achieve annual sales of $400 billion by 2020 and lift the brand’s value among the top-5 in the world.
Managing more than 200 subsidiaries around the world, Samsung Electronics Co. (SEC) offers a variety of home appliances such as TVs, monitors, refrigerators, and washing machines; mobile telecommunications products such as smartphones and tablets; and key electronic components such as DRAM and non-memory semiconductors.
The company posted revenue and pre-tax profit of $174.0 billion and $26.5 billion respectively in 2016.
Apple Inc. – United States
Smartphone Shipments: 92.6 million units (1H-2016)
Smartphone Market Share: 13.4% (1H-2016)
Company Revenue: $215.6 billion (2016)
Net Profit: $45.7 billion (2016)
US-based tech giant, Apple captured a market share of 13.4% - shipping 92.6 million units in 1H-2017 as its flagship device iPhone continues to outperform competitors in the global high-end segment.
The iPhone maker announced the release of a new generation of iPhone: iPhone 8 and iPhone Plus on September 12 in more than 25 countries and territories as well as ‘the future of smartphone’ iPhone X on the same date.
Apple Inc. was established in 1977 at California. It designs, manufactures, and markets mobile communication and media devices, personal computers and portable digital music players such as iPhone, iPad, Mac, iPod, Apple Watch, Apple TV, and a portfolio of consumer and professional software applications.
The company’s net sales were declined by 7.7% year over year – to $215.6 billion that forced net income to deteriorate by 14.4% – to $45.7 billion in 2016. Net sales plunge was itching 17% in Greater China for the year. iPhone (211,884 units); iPad (45,590 units); and Mac (18,484 units) sales were all sunk by 8%, 17%, and 10.5% correspondingly in 2016.
Americas comprised nearly 40.2% of total Apple’s net sales whereas Europe (23.2%) and Greater China (22.5%) were the other major operating segments in 2016. Apple sold 211,884 units of iPhone that generated a revenue of $136.7 billion – 63.4% of the total revenue in 2016.
Huawei Technologies – China
Smartphone Shipments: 72.7 million units (1H-2016)
Smartphone Market Share: 10.5% (1H-2016)
Company Revenue: $75.1 billion (2016)
Net Profit: $5.3 billion (2016)
Huawei Technologies shipped 72.7 million units in 1H-2017 to pull out market share of 10.5% in worldwide smartphone market – thanks to strong sales in China.
Chinese tech giant is also #1 in the sales of telecommunication equipment after dethroning Swedish Ericsson. Huawei pranks iPhone X to announce the release of Mate 10 on social media and Mate 10 Pro on October 16, ‘Feeling disappointed? We ‘ve got a real surprise exceeding anything you ‘ve seen ever seen. Coming 16 Oct. 1month to go’.
Chinese information and communication technology (ICT) solutions provider was founded in 1977 at Shenzhen. Huawei creates and market smart devices and smartphones and also provides cloud solutions and agile networks to domains like Safe City, finance, transportation, and energy.
As of 2014, Huawei is covering 1/3rd of the global population and has arrayed its products and services in 170 countries. Co-engineered with Leica, European Image and Sound Association (EISA) awarded Huawei P10 as the ‘EISA Smartphone Camera 2017-2018’ in August this year.
The company posted revenue of $75.1 billion and operating profit of $6.8 billion at miraculous CAGR rate of 24% and 23% respectively in 2016.