Apple takes 103.6% of all smartphone profitsNovember 4, 2016 - 17:22 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Apple's smartphone market share by unit shipments is declining, but it continues to dominate where it counts: profits. BMO Capital Markets analyst Tim Long estimates that Apple accounted for 103.6% of smartphone industry operating profits in the third quarter. Its share is over 100% because other vendors lost money in the business, resulting in Apple having more smartphone profit than the industry netted overall. In the year-earlier period, Apple grabbed 90% of smartphone profits, Long said in a research report Thursday, November 3, Investor's Business Daily reports. Apple was No. 1 by a mile in smartphone operating profit in Q3. Among major vendors, Samsung was No. 2 in smartphone profits with a tiny 0.9% share, he said. Money-losers in the smartphone business last quarter included LG and HTC, Long said. Samsung ceded market share in smartphone shipments to Apple and Chinese vendors in the third quarter because of its Galaxy Note 7 troubles, Long said. He expects further share loss by Samsung in the current quarter. Apple captured over 100% of smartphone industry profits for the first time, thanks in part to Samsung's weaker results, Long said. Samsung had 21.7% of the smartphone market based on units sold in Q3, followed by Apple (13.2%) and Huawei (9.7%), BMO said. Global smartphone shipments rose 2.1% year over year to 346 million units in Q3, BMO estimates. Long predicts that smartphone unit shipments will grow at a compound annual rate of 2.6% from 2015 to 2019. "Emerging markets will dominate smartphone growth, at 4%, while developed markets will decline less than 1%," Long said, according to Investor's Business Daily. On Wednesday, Strategy Analytics reported that Alphabet's (GOOGL) Google Android operating system captured its highest smartphone market share ever in the third quarter. Android accounted for 87.5% of global smartphone shipments in Q4, compared with Apple's iOS, with 12.1% market share. Top stories Yerevan will host the 2024 edition of the World Congress On Information Technology (WCIT). Rustam Badasyan said due to the lack of such regulation, the state budget is deprived of VAT revenues. Krisp’s smart noise suppression tech silences ambient sounds and isolates your voice for calls. Gurgen Khachatryan claimed that the "illegalities have been taking place in 2020." Partner news Most popular in the section | U.S. welcomes Armenia, Azerbaijan’s border delimitation announcement Blinken said it is an important step towards concluding a durable and dignified peace agreement. Residents Of border villages protest as Armenia, Azerbaijan agree on delimitation Residents of several Armenian communities in the northeastern Tavush province began protests late on Friday. Up to 10% cashback from GetTransfer with IDBank cards IDBank clients who make their booking on GetTransfer will receive an exclusive cashback. European Parliament to discuss repression in Azerbaijan The European Parliament will discuss repression of civil society in Azerbaijan on April 24 |