The share of Apple's operating profit in the global smartphone market has reached 92%

Apple has taken 92% of the global smartphone market in terms of operating profit in the first quarter of this year. In terms of the number of devices sold, its share does not exceed 20%, although last year it was 65%.

The second place in operating profit was taken by Samsung with a result of 15%. It turns out that the profits of the two companies in the amount exceeded 100%. Representatives of the Canaccord investment bank explain this by the fact that the rest of the G8 companies showed losses or lack of profit in the first quarter, The Wall Street Journal reports .

The average global price for an iPhone in 2014 was $ 624, according to Strategy estimates. For smartphones based on Android OS, it turned out to be significantly lower - $ 185. Compared to last year, in Q1 2015, 43% more Apple devices were sold. Their price has also increased: it has risen from $ 600 to $ 660.
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Of the thousands of companies operating in the smartphone market, several hundred are in China. Neil Moston, executive director of Strategy Analytics, believes that many manufacturers of Android OS-based smartphones were caught between cheap but widely used brands like Xiaomi on the one hand and Apple’s premium devices on the other.