All those reports claiming sales of the iPhone are slowing down could be wrong if a analyst's chart comparing sales of iPhone 4, iPhone 4S and iPhone 5 to sales of the Galaxy S and Galaxy Note is correct.
According to Raymond James analyst Travis McCourt Apple's iPhone has outsold Samsung's smartphones by 219 million to 131 million over the past two and a half years.
The chart shows the iPhone 4S in first place, followed by the iPhone 4 miles ahead of the iPhone 5, SII and SIII, which appear to have converged.
The sales of the iPhone 4 and 4S have been so astronomical it will be a long time before Samsung can catch up, appears to be the message.
McCourt believes that Apple has extended its lead over Samsung in the last 12 months, writes BGR.
Earlier this week Samsung announced that it has shipped more than 100 million Galaxy S phones since May 2010, when the smartphone was released.
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Faraser said on Fri, 18 Jan 2013
Awwww.....why let factish-fings get in the way of the chance for the Press to knock Apple and to down-value/downgrade its stock even further?
Depressed now! ;-)
Faraser said on Fri, 18 Jan 2013
Oh, and I forgot to say; you almost NEVER mention the difference between 'shipments' and 'sales': Samsung 'ships' while Apple 'sells'!
chris101010 said on Fri, 18 Jan 2013
My workphone is a Samsung Galaxy Ace, and it is actually quite rubbish. My wife has an iPhone 3gs and that is many times better! I'd switch in a snap if I could!
mrmac007 said on Fri, 18 Jan 2013
Answers the question really does apple need to make a cheaper phone not really 4 £319 4S £449 5 £529 next year the one up will be 4S 5 & 5S/6 for the same price if they keep the same format.
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