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[z33dev33l]

Sales of Samsung Galaxy S exceeded 200 million units | KitGuru

Apple recently reached 500,000,000.

He didn't say Galaxy S series, he said Galaxy series. Galaxy is an all-encompassing part of Samsung's world.

 

[Haalcyon]

IMO half-***** ignorant opinion specs only matter as much as what they allow a device to do with them. So...Jeff, Apple's increasing specs only matter in that they allow better performance and additional features. ...just like android. Better specs just for the sake of arguing seems rather pointless to me. The Note 3 has 3GB of RAM but it only matters because it was actually NEEDED to power all the Note'isms...not because other phones only have 2GB and the Note 3 is, therefore, superior.

NoTe 3 2 1nFiNiT1

 

[pappy53]

I'm sure Apple's huge head start had nothing to do with it. It is totally an Apples to Apples comparison.

The Galaxy series started in 2009. iPhone sales since Q1, 2009 are around 482,000,000.

• Apple iPhone: global sales 2007-2014, by quarter | Statistic

 

[JohnnyCL]

Originally Posted by z33dev33l
Specs don't matter though, it's how you use them.

That must be why Apple increases it's iPhone specs every generation. Because specs don't matter. The iPhone 4S had all the specs you could need, so the 5 and 5S must be unnecessary, right?

They weren't?

 

[pappy53]

He didn't say Galaxy S series, he said Galaxy series. Galaxy is an all-encompassing part of Samsung's world.

I'm pretty sure that he meant the S1 through the S5.

 

[pappy53]

"Specs don't matter though, it's how you use them."

True. That is why an iPhone 5s with a dual-core processor and 1 GB ram is just as fast and smooth as any Android phone, and faster than most. Optimization is the key.

 

[z33dev33l]

"Specs don't matter though, it's how you use them."

True. That is why an iPhone 5s with a dual-core processor and 1 GB ram is just as fast and smooth as any Android phone, and faster than most. Optimization is the key.

Totally agree. It's not just the 5s. The same can be said even of the 4s. Hell, the budget WP7 device on 256 megs of ram kept up with Android in terms of performance.

As far as why they improve, graphics for games. Unlike Android, those specs aren't necessary to manage the OS.

 

[JeffDenver]

The Galaxy series started in 2009. iPhone sales since Q1, 2009 are around 482,000,000.

• Apple iPhone: global sales 2007-2014, by quarter | Statistic

Lol, no. The Galaxy S phones did not exist in 2009.

Galaxy S phones were first released in the middle of 2010. The first iPhone was released in June 2007. By the time the first Galaxy phone was released, the iPhone had already been out 3 years.

Samsung Galaxy S - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia and iPhone (1st generation) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Why do you make this stuff up when you know I will call you on it?

 

[JeffDenver]

"Specs don't matter though, it's how you use them."

True. That is why an iPhone 5s with a dual-core processor and 1 GB ram is just as fast and smooth as any Android phone, and faster than most. Optimization is the key.

So are you saying there will be no spec bump in the iPhone 6? It will have the same hardware as the 5S?

 

[JeffDenver]

IMO half-***** ignorant opinion specs only matter as much as what they allow a device to do with them. So...Jeff, Apple's increasing specs only matter in that they allow better performance and additional features. ...just like android.

Oh so we agree specs do matter. Glad we got that out of the way.

 

[z33dev33l]

So are you saying there will be no spec bump in the iPhone 6? It will have the same hardware as the 5S?

They have to increase the specs for the games that are going to be coming, especially with the delicious new APIs. Games are going to be much prettier than they've ever been for smartphones. It's not needed to run the OS though.

 

[pappy53]

Lol, no. The Galaxy S phones did not exist in 2009.

Galaxy S phones were first released in the middle of 2010. The first iPhone was released in June 2007. By the time the first Galaxy phone was released, the iPhone had already been out 3 years.

Samsung Galaxy S - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia and iPhone (1st generation) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Why do you make this stuff up when you know I will call you on it?

Okay, since Q!, 2010, about 440,000,000 iPhones have been sold. Still not close.

 

[pappy53]

So are you saying there will be no spec bump in the iPhone 6? It will have the same hardware as the 5S?

You really try to spin things, don't you? Don't put words in my mouth.

 

[z33dev33l]

Okay, since Q!, 2010, about 440,000,000 iPhones have been sold. Still not close.

Even as such, the point was the Galaxy series and he never said otherwise so the point is still very much valid.

 

[pappy53]

Even as such, the point was the Galaxy series and he never said otherwise so the point is still very much valid.

No, he spoke of the Galaxy S phones:

"Galaxy S phones were first released in the middle of 2010. The first iPhone was released in June 2007. By the time the first Galaxy phone was released, the iPhone had already been out 3 years."

 

[z33dev33l]

No, he spoke of the Galaxy S phones:

"Galaxy S phones were first released in the middle of 2010. The first iPhone was released in June 2007. By the time the first Galaxy phone was released, the iPhone had already been out 3 years."

The Galaxy S was the first of the Galaxy series so that doesn't discredit it. JeffDenver, did you mean the full Galaxy lineup which drastically beats iOS or did you mean just the flagship Galaxy S series?

 

[pappy53]

The Galaxy S was the first of the Galaxy series so that doesn't discredit it. JeffDenver, did you mean the full Galaxy lineup which drastically beats iOS or did you mean just the flagship Galaxy S series?

Are you sure?

 

[z33dev33l]

Are you sure?

Well, Samsung/Android has 48 percent of the market and all but 11 of their Android devices are Galaxy devices all of which had dismal sales... So yeah, one could say with total confidence that that is the case.

 

[pappy53]

Well, Samsung/Android has 48 percent of the market and all but 11 of their Android devices are Galaxy devices all of which had dismal sales... So yeah, one could say with total confidence that that is the case.

Source?

 

[z33dev33l]

For which part?

List of Samsung's phones: Samsung Phones

Count the number of non-Galaxy devices and look them up. The best seller was the Behold 2 which was a T-Mobile exclusive and sold almost none as it was at a big premium in comparison to the MyTouch and the cube interface was laughable.

Now:

Android climbed to 79 percent of smartphone market share in 2013, but its growth has slowed

Android's 79 percent marketshare

Samsung Android device market share: 63% | BGR

Sammy's 63 percent of Android

Do the math there, that's 48.98 percent of the smartphone market that is all Android with only the Galaxy devices harboring any real sales. 40% of the market was being less than generous to them.