Apple said it sold 61.2 million iPhones during the quarter, the second
highest number of handsets sold in a single quarter to date.
Not exact matches
With the Aug. 12 debut
of BlackBerry Torch on the AT&T network, Research In Motion hopes to rekindle the ardor that American audiences once felt toward its super-secure, super-fast e-mailing smartphones - affections that have more recently been turned toward Apple's iPhone and the astounding
number of high - end
handsets running Google's Android operating system.
OVERLAND PARK, Kan., and DALLAS — Oct. 7, 2009 — Sprint (NYSE: S) and Samsung Telecommunications America (Samsung Mobile), the
number one mobile phone provider in the United States1, today announced the upcoming availability
of Samsung Moment, Samsung's first U.S.
handset integrating the open and innovative Android ™ platform with the
high - speed connectivity
of America's most dependable 3G network2 (EVDO Rev. A.) and the best value in wireless with the Any Mobile, AnytimeSM calling feature.
The Nuu Mobile G3 gives buyers a smartphone that has a
number of high - end features, but does not cost as much as many flagship
handsets.
The two
high - end
handsets were met with almost universal praise from critics and consumers alike this spring, having previously broken a
number of pre-order records, including that in its home country held by the Galaxy S7 series.
The new players will have to overcome a
number of logistical challenges to really establish themselves in the same mind space as
high - end,
high - profile
handsets, but one thing is clear: companies will have to work that much harder to justify stiff price tags on their devices.
The
high - end
handset will likely debut in the first quarter
of next year with the model
number M9.
It held the
number one position in the immensely profitable Indian market with a share
of 26 %, which is double that
of Xiaomi; the runner - up Chinese brand which is also enormously popular for its extremely
high value
handsets in the budget segment.
There are a
number of features that can make or break a
high - end smartphone nowadays, from battery life to biometric security and software, but the camera experience and display performance may well be the most important factors contributing to a
handset's success.
Although Apple arguably made more money despite shifting fewer overall units thanks to the
higher average selling price
of the $ 1,000 +
handset, the market had still predicted demand would exceed the
number of iPhone X actually bought.
The sleek Gionee M7 will be officially unveiled on September 25, but the premium - looking
handset has already surfaced in a
number of high - quality images showing off its design.
Add to that some
higher - end devices like the Moto Z, the ZTE Axon 7, and the ASUS Zenfone AR, and there's already a fair
number of Daydream
handsets available.
Google may also generate some political goodwill for its Android Go program as the endeavor allows local feature phone makers to transition to the smartphone segment and start capitalizing on the world's second largest smartphone market that's currently dominated by Samsung and a
number of Chinese companies, even though Android Go devices won't directly compete with mid-range and
high - end
handsets.
The resolution
of these supply problems and the crucial U.S. HTC One likely contributed to the
higher May
numbers, and it was recently reported that HTC had sold around five million HTC One
handsets as
of mid-May.
As expected, the latest
high - end
handset from the Lenovo - owned original equipment manufacturer (OEM) boasts a
number of premium specs that put it on par with its competitors, though one particular feature
of the
handset deserves an individual analysis — the battery.