Similar to the prediction made byUBS analyst’s Maynard Um, ABI Research said on Friday that Samsung Mobile, maker of the new Samsung Galaxy S3 Android smartphone, and Apple inc, the “iPhone company,” will bag the whole 90 percent of the smartphone market profits this year.
Citing the strong and growing demand for smartphones worldwide, ABI revealed that shipments alone grew 41 per cent (year-over-year) after recording 144.6 million units during the first quarter of this year.
55 per cent of the total smartphone shipments last quarter were generated by Samsung and Apple, and surprisingly, the two companies also accounted for more than 90 per cent of the smartphone profits, beating other mobile makers like Nokia, which ships Windows Phone-based smartphones, and RIM, maker of BlackBerry phones.
The research firm also revealed that the South Korean company shipped 43 million in Q1 2012, while Apple delivered nearly 35 million. Finland-based phone maker, and the former mobile phone leader, Nokia, occupied the third spot after shipping 11.9 million and Research in Motion’s shipment was down 20 per cent after shipping 11.1 million only.
This year, Samsung is selling its new “high-end” smartphone which includes the latest version of Android out of the box, the Samsung Galaxy S3. The device will go on sale this month in North America, and currently attracting new customers in Europe and Asia with its quad-core CPU and large display.
Meanwhile, Apple inc is expected to unveil its latest smartphone this coming October, the long-rumored iPhone 5. According to sources of multiple tech outlets and analysts, the iPhone 5 will support Long Term Evolution, and will include a new design, a larger display, and will ship with the latest version of iOS, Apple’s mobile operating system, out of the box.Via Arirang.
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