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Apple's iPhone hot but Android handsets on fire

Technology Feb. 07, 2012 - 11:18AM JST ( 13 )

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melonbarmonsterFeb. 07, 2012 - 09:47AM JST

Samsung makes top of line phones that compete with iPhones but Nokia???
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WurthingtonFeb. 07, 2012 - 09:48AM JST

Selling 37.04 mln iPhones in 3 months are amazing numbers considering the iPhone is, in general, is the most expensive smart phone on the market. This is basically 1 cellphone... Nokia, LG, and Samsung all sell multiple models. I'm obviously preaching Apple here but the numbers are staggering. You may be an Android fan but you should respect what Apple has accomplished by producing just 1 new handset a year... Apple's profit margin was almost 30% in the quarter. It recorded over $13 billion in Net Profit alone and brought its net cash position close to $100 billion on hand. It won't last forever and ultimately I think Android will win out over Apple's iOS just like Microsoft did did years ago... but, none the less, its an amazing run.
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ironchefFeb. 07, 2012 - 10:17AM JST

no android phones for me. I will stick with my iphone. Going with the market leader and innovator.
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WurthingtonFeb. 07, 2012 - 10:30AM JST

The article covers all cellphones sold worldwide... not just smart phones but that said Nokia does sell some very good smart phones that run on Microsoft's new cell phone OS.
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psychopathsareincontrolFeb. 07, 2012 - 10:46AM JST

ironchefFeb. 07, 2012 - 10:17AM JST no android phones for me. I will stick with my iphone. Going with the market leader and innovator.

Lol - this article just said iphone was third in the market - not the leader of the market... All phones innovate just as much as any other
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anglootakuFeb. 07, 2012 - 12:35PM JST

Google bought out Android before it became google-android as it is today, you have no idea how much they copied from the iphone..
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MaboDofuIsSpicyFeb. 07, 2012 - 02:59PM JST

Bring on the Android Virus Parade. That system is vulnerable. Good luck. I will stay with my Mac Superior Products.
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WurthingtonFeb. 07, 2012 - 04:25PM JST

Apple market leader in Smart Phones.... read between her lines.
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The_TrueFeb. 07, 2012 - 06:58PM JST

Bring on the Android Virus Parade. That system is vulnerable. Good luck. I will stay with my Mac Superior Products.

here we go, still drinking the koolaid after the guy is gone?
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anglootakuFeb. 07, 2012 - 09:52PM JST

Nokia and Samsung statistics are from a wide variety of models they produce compared to the variations of the iphone
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anglootakuFeb. 07, 2012 - 09:52PM JST

being wifi, wifi 3g iphone models.
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anglootakuFeb. 07, 2012 - 09:53PM JST

oops I meant variations in the space capacity (not wifi, 3g)
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kchozeFeb. 08, 2012 - 04:48AM JST

Bring on the Android Virus Parade. That system is vulnerable. Good luck. I will stay with my Mac Superior Products.

Android isn't more vulnerable, it just doesn't protect the user from himself. If an user decides to install dubious apps from suspicious sources, he can, but he may be installing malware. A smart user is safer with Android than an iPhone, as Android itself is safer than iOS, as proven by the fact that in the hacking competition known as Pwn2Own in 2011, both the iPhone and Blackberry phones were successfully hacked, but despite 4 different teams trying to hack Android, none of them succeeded. Windows Phone was also undefeated.

No android phones for me. I will stick with my iphone. Going with the market leader and innovator.

First of all, I'm not sure the iPhone is the market leader. Blackberry used to have the crown in North America, but as it fell, Android overtook the iPhone. In Europe, I think Nokia's Symbian is still the one to beat.

Second, though the iPhone was a big motivator in the shift to full touchscreen devices (though not the first, the LG Prada and HTC Touch predated it), the torch of innovation has long passed to Android devices. Android devices are innovating with bigger screens, additional features (2 screens, laptop-like docks, gaming pads, flip-phone format, etc...), faster connections and faster processors. The "new features" from the recent iOS 5 update are mostly features that Android has been offering for almost 2 years: over-the-air updates, better notification system, tabbed browsing, etc... The exception is Siri (and even then, Android incorporated voice commands earlier), but Siri wasn't developed by Apple, it was a third party app that Apple bought the rights to to insure exclusivity.

The only advantage the iPhone still has is better third party support (more and better apps), but if Android continues to grow, it may challenge the iPhone on that point too.

Personally, I'm interested a lot in Windows Phone 7, though I have an Android tablet. But between the iPhone and an Android device, it's no contest, Android wins.