“Did Samsung just say it’s afraid of the iPhone 8?” Chris Smith reports for BGR. “ Samsung on Thursday posted it’s earnings results for the second quarter of the year, revealing record profits driven by strong component sales.”
MacDailyNews Take: To Apple. For iPhone.
“The mobile division did not post record sales because of a decrease in mid-range and entry-level phone sales,” Smith reports. “Samsung expects increased competition in the mobile landscape in the second half of the year, and while it doesn’t specifically mention the iPhone 8, it seems the company is somewhat afraid of Apple’s upcoming handset.”
Smith reports, “‘In the second half, demand for smartphones and tablets is forecast to increase as the market enters a period of strong seasonality,’ Samsung said in a blog post. ‘However, competition is expected to intensify as new smartphone models are released by competitors.’ …It sounds like Samsung is expecting lower sales for both its flagships in the coming quarter. Coincidentally, that’s the quarter when Apple announces new devices during its annual fall iPhone event.”
Read more in the full article here.
MacDailyNews Take: The slavish copier’s full press release is here. It also reveals that Samsung will be spending big on “marketing” in order to attempt convince the great unwashed to waste their money on pretend iPhones instead of the real thing.
Rumor has it that every Samsung iPhone wannabe comes with a free t-shirt:
SEE ALSO:
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Apple’s prepaid iPhone deals mean everyone can afford them – July 11, 2017
Apple lures Android users to upgrade to iPhone in new split screen ad campaign – May 31, 2017
Apple launches new Switch attack on Google’s Android – May 22, 2017
Russian hacker gang robbed Russian banks with over one million hacked Android phones – May 22, 2017
36 widely-used Android devices ship with malware preinstalled – March 14, 2017
The cost of free: More than one million Google Android devices hit by malware – November 30, 2016
Secret backdoor in U.S. Android phones sent location, text, contact data to China – November 15, 2016
Poor man’s iPhone: Android on the decline – February 26, 2015
Study: iPhone users are smarter and richer than those who settle for Android phones – January 22, 2015
Why Android users can’t have the nicest things – January 5, 2015
iPhone users earn significantly more than those who settle for Android phones – October 8, 2014
Yet more proof that Android is for poor people – June 27, 2014
More proof that Android is for poor people – May 13, 2014
Android users poorer, shorter, unhealthier, less educated, far less charitable than Apple iPhone users – November 13, 2013
IDC data shows two thirds of Android’s 81% smartphone share are cheap junk phones – November 13, 2013
CIRP: Apple iPhone users are younger, richer, and better educated than those who settle for Samsung knockoff phones – August 19, 2013
iPhone users smarter, richer than Android phone users – August 16, 2011
Study: Apple iPhone users richer, younger, more productive than other so-called ‘smartphone’ users – June 12, 2009
[Thanks to MacDailyNews Readers “Fred Mertz,” “Dan K.,” and “Brawndo Drinker” for the heads up.]
Good News, and Samsung deserves it. Samsungs are NASTY
Samsung is much better than Apple.
Much better at stealing ideas from others.
Ya right!
Nope everyone knows how Apple is stealing ideas from every company because they don’t have their own ideas left.
And that’s a fact.
Donald Trump told me that your comments are “So sad.”
BG, your hate for Apple is obvious. You hate Apple so much that you don’t even know the truth that Samsung says about itself – When asked about its lower R&D as compared to other large companies just a few years ago: “Samsung does things different. They look at the market and see what is selling and them make that.” Translation – We copy what is already selling!
IF you are not scared to do this – do some research on how much money they throw at legal defense to get around law suits for stealing.
Oh yes, when you mention Apple’s stealing – look at where these are tied into FRAND patents. But then you probably don’t have the ability to understand FRAND patents.
“everyone knows” meaning you and the other two fandroids in your “he-man Apple haters club”?
If you guys really want Samsung to disappear, make Trump launch a nuke at North Korea. That would be all it takes.
Yeah, ‘cept they’re not made in NORTH K! Lord…
Nice reply, but trondude is too ignorant to know this and too arrogant to admit he’s wrong.
a major attack on North Korea would incite an immediate response that would likely include armed incursion into South Korea, on top of disrupting commerce in the surrounding region. I am not advocating such a move, just analyzing the likely results in which Samsung would suffer greatly. Unfortunately, impacts to Samsung would flow through to Apple in the form of a massive shortfall in memory chips, displays, and other electronic components.
For now, people just have to accept that Apple’s success also benefits Samsung. But that may not always be true. Apple is taking steps to reduce its reliance on Samsung.