Applebottom jeans wrote:
According to research firm Strategy Analytics, Samsung shipped 50.5 million units in its second quarter — the largest number of shipments ever made by a smartphone manufacturer in a quarter — and occupied about 35% of the global market. Meanwhile, Apple shipped about 26 million units during the quarter (about 18% market share).
Samsung’s second quarter was a knockout for the company. It reported a record $5.86 billion quarterly profit, up 79% from the same period last year due largely to a strong performance in Galaxy S smartphone sales.
Sorry AAPL guy you be tripping and Apple be slipping
Some math help for you. In the year from Jul '11 to Jun '12 Samsung shipped about 155MM smartphone units and Apple shipped about 115MM units. Samsung operating profits from those smartphone shipments were about $12B; Apple profits were about $34B.
Samsung profits per unit were about $77 per unit, Apple profits were about $295 per unit.
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