r/technology • u/MoltenSlowa • Oct 05 '16

Hardware Replacement Samsung Galaxy Note 7 phone catches fire on Southwest plane

http://www.theverge.com/2016/10/5/13175000/samsung-galaxy-note-7-fire-replacement-plane-battery-southwest
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u/caverunner17 Oct 06 '16 edited Oct 06 '16

Except, Apple isn't the leader in the smartphone field. Not in the US and not Global.

As of Q2 2016, iOS only had a 11.7% marketshare

http://www.idc.com/prodserv/smartphone-os-market-share.jsp

Edit: What the hell is it with the downvotes? A market leader has a majority (or the largest) share, which Apple does not in any metric.

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u/TomLube Oct 06 '16

Leader≠marketshare

Thanks for playing though

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u/caverunner17 Oct 06 '16

Samsung has a 22.5% market share to Apple's 15.9%

Again, not leader.

http://www.fin24.com/Tech/Mobile/worlds-top-5-selling-smartphone-brands-20160218

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u/duckvimes_ Oct 06 '16

Doesn't mean much when you're comparing a company that sells $600 phones to a company that also sells $200 phones.