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Smartphone market grew 55 percent, iOS declining by 2014

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Smartphone market grew 55 percent, iOS declining by 2014 - read the full textThere are some good times ahead for smartphones, say market analysts from IDC. Smartphone market share is expected to grow by over 50% and oddly iOS will be declining in the future, with Android and Windows gaining ground. IDC analysts actually had to increase their prediction of how much the...

 

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> In reply to Anonymous @ 2010-09-12 12:36 from FJT6 - click to readOh yeah, i just saw that you mentioned N8.

So you actually don't think that 12MP camera, HDMI port, USB-on-the-go, memory card slot, full qwerty super slim keyboard, Xenon flash, non-breakable gorilla glass, bluetooth 3.0, 720P TV-out, class 33 Edge and gprs, HSDPA at 10.2 Mbps, free Gps and Geotagging with Navteq, Videocalling over 3G and 4G, 5-band 3G etc etc is better than your piece of iJunk?

Are you really that blind or just plain dumb with no basic understanding for hardware at all?

I am not making an assumption, i am just asking you?

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  • 2010-09-12 15:21
  • p8c4

> In reply to Anonymous @ 2010-09-12 12:42 from FJT6 - click to readThe iPhone is used as a benchmark for other smartphones simply because it's 1.) The first of its kind (accessible touchscreen slab form factor) and 2.) It's the norm. The massive demand for the iPhone since its release has lead it to become highly successful and thus a point of comparison for other phones.

However, I want to point out it's hip modern culture due to its eye candy and simplicity in execution, but not so in terms of technical prowess. In specifications and raw performance, it is seriously outclassed. Even a Symbian-powered Nokia had more features for cheap and introduced much, much earlier.

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  • 2010-09-12 13:27
  • qJme

> In reply to Anonymous @ 2010-09-12 12:36 from FJT6 - click to readJudging from your reaction i see that i hit a softspot there with a correct "market group" prediction.. sweet!

You actually think that just because i think Nokia makes better 200 dollar E-series phones than Apples 800 dollar iJunk that i must automatically mean that i am a Nokia user?

How totally narrow sighted.. Well i wouldn't expect nothing else from a Apple user anyway, or you wouldn't even be buying Apple products now would you?

I have a HTC HD2 right now, and before that i had a Nokia N900, both of which kick the living daylights out of any phone from the iPhone series... specially my little sisters iPhone 4.

So in your world, everyone with the at least half and ounce of knowledge about technology that think iPhone is junk is basically just hater right? How adoring.. And how boring and uneducational is must be to think that way.

I think iPhone is junk bacause it is junk, and nothing else.

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  • 2010-09-12 13:17
  • p8c4

> In reply to jjsoviet @ 2010-09-12 12:10 from qJme - click to readWell honestly, I have tried out a lot of high end touchscreen phones, although not all of them. But the fact that all reviewers almost always compare all of them to the iphone, just proves that the iphone is still the standard or the benchmark for all touchscreen phones. So I wouldn't say that there other better alternatives than the iphone. Obviously, a lot of people preferred the iphone over the galaxy s or evo or the droids. The iphone will always be a strong competitor in the high end touchscreen segment. It's a device that no one can rule out. Haters flooding in iphone forums is another proof of that. Haters wouldn't care for the iphone if they don't see it as a threat.

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  • 2010-09-12 12:42
  • FJT6

> In reply to Anonymous @ 2010-09-12 11:04 from p8c4 - click to readReally? But why are you upset? Is it because not everyone of us agree with you? Don't be so hateful. It's not nice. As for spec sheet, your n8 does not even have 1mgz processor or 512RAM. No gyroscope, and still couldn't match the iphone's touch intuitiveness and fluidity. No wonder your n8 is not getting a lot of preorders compared to the iphone4. Your n8 is something that only nokia fanboys will buy :)

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  • 2010-09-12 12:36
  • FJT6

> In reply to Anonymous @ 2010-09-12 08:14 from FJT6 - click to readWell, I do agree with you as well. Apple makes high-quality devices. But the fact of the matter is, there are alternatives that are relatively more accessible to the market while still competing in functionality and quality. A lot of people cannot see it that way, sadly.

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  • 2010-09-12 12:10
  • qJme

Iphone is probably one the most overrated and overhyped piece of junk ever created. Even a unlocked 150 dollar phone from Nokia or HTC has the same and more fauntionality. Bring up any given spec list...

Like a great reviewer once said.

Apple are for fruitcakes, wannabes, women with chihuahuas, posers and 14 year old girls.

I wouldn't be caught dead being associated with tha marketgroup. I only use smartphones so i would never use an iPhone.

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  • 2010-09-12 11:04
  • p8c4

> In reply to deep space bar @ 2010-09-12 08:52 from q{BU - click to readWhy?

Because the only Nokias worth buying are 1616's and they don't make money on them.

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  • 2010-09-12 09:58
  • P%nm

> In reply to Anonymous @ 2010-09-12 01:53 from pTxh - click to readwhy would they be in trouble nokia and CANADA and finland and MS dirty combo

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  • 2010-09-12 08:52
  • q{BU

> In reply to Anonymous @ 2010-09-12 05:11 from UGj9 - click to readYou're comparing Samsung's revenue figures that was released today to Apple's report from July? Lol. Wait till Apple releases their most recent earnings and let's see which one earned more.

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  • 2010-09-12 08:19
  • FJT6

> In reply to jjsoviet @ 2010-09-11 23:37 from qJme - click to readTo a degree I agree with you. But most of the time, like in Apple's case, they're selling really well because they sell very good and high quality products. Apple is known to release high quality products. Professional reviews proves that. So it doesn't matter if you disagree, because the professionals have spoken.

Millions of people have bought the iphone. And for us, the iphone is the best. If you don't think so, then that's you. But you cannot question what's best for others. And also, some professional reviewers have named the iphone as the best phone. With that said, the iphone is definitely one of the best if not the best.

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  • 2010-09-12 08:14
  • FJT6

A g0od thing always have the g0od public praise..

Sometimes we no need to having it..0r s0me real user experience but we can do researc h on blog,youtube,website,friends..
&#8­233;Example:

O k..If Im not the NOKIA fans..at least I know what the NOKIA powerful flagship likes NOKIA N8,N9,E7 is nice..we can found on the specs,operator system or body designs..Im not muc h the Htc fan..but I know the Htc evo 4g..is powerful..for the samsung I know the new 0s is b ada..and the motorola milestone..droid x 2..all is goo d phone with goo d os..

But the icrap..sorry..I will no buy an icrap to be my phone..the reason is very simple..lame os,bugs,and the point is it was not a real smartphone..

S0 that was no surprising when all non iph0ne fan heard about the analysis said icrap will declining by 2014!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  • 2010-09-12 08:05
  • ib4Y

> In reply to jjsoviet @ 2010-09-11 23:28 from qJme - click to readOf course anyone is free to do whatever they want with their phones. Especially when you really know what you're doing. But that is not the case usually. Company's make business decisions as well. Apple made theirs. Just like you, they are also entitled to make restrictions. If you agree with their ideals, then buy their products. If not, buy something else. But you said it yourself. You can jailbreak the iphone if you wish. You just lose your warranty when you do.

As for apps for jailbroken iphones. Those apps are not approved by Apple. Yes, some of those apps may be good, or even better. But because they those developers and apps didn't go through Apples approval process, some of them may harm, leave your iphone vulnerable, compromise performance, or drain battery life sooner than it's supposed to. When that happens, what does the user say? They say that iphone is slow, iphone is not secure, iphone's battery life sucks, iphone this iphone that. When the reason why their iphone is malfunctioning is because they tampered with it and uploaded apps not reviewed and approved by Apple.

But like I said. You can do whatever you want with your phone, but do it at your own risk and don't complain when your iphone crashes or if Apple refuses to fix your unit when it's compromised.

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  • 2010-09-12 08:04
  • FJT6
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Read this please:

Samsung Electronics (SEC, Korean: 삼성전자­, KRX: 005930, KRX: 005935, LSE: SMSN, LSE: SMSD) is the "World's largest electronics company" with a 2009 revenue of $117.4 billion, headquartered in Samsung Town, Seoul, South Korea. It is the flagship subsidiary of the Samsung Group.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S..._Electronics

Apple didn't even release a washing machine... It would be glorious if they do, right? And btw, I went to an iStore yesterday, they got SAMSUNG LCDs to show off their iTV :P

So yeah, Apple = status symbol. Always remember that...

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  • 2010-09-12 07:23
  • t7sg

> In reply to Anonymous @ 2010-09-11 17:33 from QHyt - click to readSo has Samsung released a fix for the Galaxy's GPS issue yet?

You're lucky if a Samsung phone lasts six months.

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  • 2010-09-12 05:13
  • PBcc

> In reply to Anonymous @ 2010-09-11 22:27 from FJT6 - click to readYou must be blind, i do not need wikipedia.Just head to the company I/R from their web

http://www.samsung.com/us/abou...ngs2007.html

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. today announced revenues of 37.89 trillion Korean won on a consolidated basis for the second quarter ended June 30, 2010, a 17 percent increase year-on-year. For the quarter, the company posted net income of 4.28 trillion won. Thats around USD$34 Billion on Earning of USD$ 4Billion

http://www.apple.com/pr/librar...results.html
CUPERTINO, California—July 20, 2010—Apple® today announced financial results for its fiscal 2010 third quarter ended June 26, 2010. The Company posted record revenue of $15.7 billion and net quarterly profit of $3.25 billion, or $3.51 per diluted share. These results compare to revenue of $9.73 billion and net quarterly profit of $1.83 billion, or $2.01 per diluted share, in the year-ago quarter. Gross margin was 39.1 percent compared to 40.9 percent in the year-ago quarter. International sales accounted for 52 percent of the quarter’s revenue.

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  • 2010-09-12 05:11
  • UGj9

> In reply to Anonymous @ 2010-09-11 22:32 from FJT6 - click to readI bet he's to clueless to do it himself, he uses XDA developers to do the cracking for him and if he breaks his phone he'll probably whine about voiding the warranty.

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  • 2010-09-12 05:09
  • PBcc

> In reply to jjsoviet @ 2010-09-11 23:28 from qJme - click to readyep and when you break it you should take responsibility and not expect warranty coverage.

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  • 2010-09-12 05:05
  • PBcc

> In reply to Anonymous @ 2010-09-12 01:53 from pTxh - click to readBut nokia don't need to be bailed out like Apple was by microsoft in 1995 when Apple was about to go broke.
And please don't come with your BS about Apple had microsoft by the balls for useing Xerox IU patented technology because that technology is patented by XEROX not Apple or Microsoft.

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  • 2010-09-12 04:23
  • Rbp2

Nokia knows its in trouble:
http://www.engadget.com/2010/0...dent-and-ce/

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  • 2010-09-12 01:53
  • pTxh
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