{"id":26661,"date":"2017-04-12T07:58:38","date_gmt":"2017-04-12T07:58:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/?p=26661"},"modified":"2017-04-12T07:58:38","modified_gmt":"2017-04-12T07:58:38","slug":"samsung-takes-smartphone-top-spot-apple-q1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/technology\/samsung-takes-smartphone-top-spot-apple-q1.html","title":{"rendered":"Samsung takes smartphone top spot from Apple in Q1"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n\t<span style=\"font-size:22px;\"><strong><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">Samsung takes smartphone top spot from Apple in Q1<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n\t<span style=\"color:#000000;\"><span style=\"font-size:18px;\"><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">Samsung Electronics took 26.1 percent market share in the first quarter of 2017, becoming the largest vendor in the quarter ahead of Apple&#39;s 16.9 percent, TrendForce said.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n\t<span style=\"color:#000000;\"><span style=\"font-size:18px;\"><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">Apple was number one in the fourth quarter of last year with 20.3 percent, while Samsung was 18.5 percent.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n\t<span style=\"color:#000000;\"><span style=\"font-size:18px;\"><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">The South Korean tech giant&#39;s sales results for its high-end smartphones fell short of expectations in the first quarter as consumer confidence in the brand had yet to fully recover from the recall of Galaxy Note 7, the market consultancy said.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n\t<span style=\"color:#000000;\"><span style=\"font-size:18px;\"><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">The price-competitive Galaxy J series contributed significantly to sustain shipment, it said.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n\t<span style=\"color:#000000;\"><span style=\"font-size:18px;\"><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">Non-Apple vendors, including Samsung which just launched the Galaxy S8, will see their shipment flatten until the second half of the year due to consumers holding off on their purchases for the 10th anniversary iPhone, due in the third quarter, the consultancy said.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n\t<span style=\"color:#000000;\"><span style=\"font-size:18px;\"><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">Apple is reportedly preparing three versions of the phone with the premium one expected to sport an OLED display for the first time.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n\t<span style=\"color:#000000;\"><span style=\"font-size:18px;\"><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">Cupertiono will likely lower the production of existing iPhone models in the second quarter to prepare for the launch of the new ones in the fall, TrendForce said.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n\t<span style=\"color:#000000;\"><span style=\"font-size:18px;\"><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">Meanwhile, Huawei was ranked third with 11.4 percent, followed by Oppo&#39;s 8.1 percent and Vivo&#39;s 6.2 percent, in the first quarter. LG was ranked sixth with 4.6 percent.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n\t<span style=\"color:#000000;\"><span style=\"font-size:18px;\"><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">Total shipment for the quarter was 307 million, a drop of 23 percent from the previous quarter. Fourth quarter volume is usually the highest thanks to the holiday season, while first quarters are lower as vendors brace for new releases in the spring.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n\t<span style=\"font-size:8px;\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\"><span style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">Source:-&nbsp;http:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/article\/samsung-takes-smartphone-top-spot-from-apple-in-q1\/<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-background-color\">\n\t\t\t  <div \n\t\t\t  \tclass = \"fb-comments\" \n\t\t\t  \tdata-href = \"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/technology\/samsung-takes-smartphone-top-spot-apple-q1.html\"\n\t\t\t  \tdata-numposts = \"10\"\n\t\t\t  \tdata-lazy = \"true\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-colorscheme = \"light\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-order-by = \"social\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-mobile=true>\n\t\t\t  <\/div><\/div>\n\t\t  <style>\n\t\t    .fb-background-color {\n\t\t\t\tbackground: #ffffff !important;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t.fb_iframe_widget_fluid_desktop iframe {\n\t\t\t    width: 630px !important;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t  <\/style>\n\t\t  ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Samsung takes smartphone top spot from Apple in Q1 Samsung Electronics took 26.1 percent market share in the first quarter of 2017, becoming the largest vendor in the quarter ahead of Apple&#39;s 16.9 percent, TrendForce said. 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