Skip to content
MacDailyNews
  • X
  • Facebook
  • Gettr
  • LinkedIn
  • Truth
  • Tumblr
  • Gab
  • RSS
  • News
  • Opinion
  • How to
  • Contact
  • Contribute
  • App
  • Archives
  • Login

Update font size.

A A
© MacDailyNews 2002 - 2026 All Rights Reserved.
  • Advertise
  • Privacy

Tag: iPhone also-rans

Apple poised to reclaim its rightful crown as world’s top smartphone maker

Tuesday, November 25, 2025 1:30 pmTuesday, November 25, 2025No Comments

Apple is poised to reclaim its position as the world’s top smartphone manufacturer, topping a raft of iPhone knockoff peddlers…

Apple leads smartphone sales in 2024 with 27.7% global market share

Tuesday, December 17, 2024 12:02 pmTuesday, December 17, 2024No Comments

Apple, for two successive years, is the biggest supplier of smartphones worldwide with its seminal iPhone lineup, with 27.7% market share…

Apple iPhone dominates with 55% share of U.S. smartphone market

Friday, July 28, 2023 10:31 am3 Comments

U.S. smartphone shipments declined 24% YoY in Q2 2023, according to Counterpoint Research’s Market Monitor data. Apple iPhone dominates…

Beleaguered Samsung’s Q2 profit craters 96%

Friday, July 7, 2023 9:40 am2 Comments

Beleaguered Samsung Electronics, peddler of pretend iPhones, reported a disastrous 96% plunge in second-quarter operating profit on Friday…

Apple iPhone increases global domination of growing premium smartphone market

Monday, March 20, 2023 1:39 pmNo Comments

The global premium ($600 or more wholesale price) smartphone market, which is increasingly dominated by Apple’s market-defining iPhone, grew…

iPhone a ‘must have’ for Gen Z worldwide as Apple takes smartphone market share

Monday, February 27, 2023 10:05 amNo Comments

Consumers around the world are increasingly choosing Apple’s iPhones over derivative Android iPhone wannabes, with younger Gen Z users…

Apple iPhone dominates smartphone market with 85% profit share

Friday, February 3, 2023 6:15 pmNo Comments

Apple’s iconic iPhone set a new all-time 85% profit share high from global smartphone sales in 2022, navigating a challenging…

Apple iPhone dominates Q4 smartphone shipments, market share despite CCP ‘Zero COVID’ factory shutdowns

Thursday, January 26, 2023 8:58 amFriday, January 27, 2023No Comments

Apple’s iPhone dominated worldwide smartphone shipments and increased market share over imitators, according to IDC…

Beleaguered Samsung’s quarterly profit plunges to 8-year low

Friday, January 6, 2023 9:10 am1 Comment

Beleaguered Samsung on Friday said its quarterly profit tumbled by two-thirds to an eight-year low on weak demand for its iPhone knockoffs…

Apple was the only top phone vendor to increase shipments in Q3 – IDC

Saturday, October 29, 2022 4:54 pmNo Comments

Apple was the only top phone vendor to increase shipments in Q3 as worldwide smartphone shipments declined 9.7% year over year…

Apple iPhone dominates global premium smartphone market with 57% share

Friday, September 2, 2022 11:28 amFriday, September 2, 20222 Comments

Apple captured 57% of premium smartphone market sales as the global premium smartphone market ($400 and above wholesale price)…

Apple’s iPhone continues to sell well as smartphone market falters

Wednesday, July 13, 2022 10:20 amWednesday, August 10, 2022No Comments

The global smartphone market is faltering, but Apple’s iPhone 13 lineup continues to sell well, and the company is expecting its upcoming…

Apple iPhone dominates premium smartphone market with 62% global share

Thursday, June 23, 2022 10:45 am2 Comments

Apple’s iPhone continues to dominate the premium smartphone market with 62% share worldwide in Q1 2022, up five percentage points YoY…

Apple iPhone grows 19% to take dominating 51% market share in North America

Thursday, May 19, 2022 3:12 pmNo Comments

Apple grew 19% to achieve a 51% market share, powered by the strong performance of the iPhone 13. Samsung grew just 1% for 27% market share…

Apple’s global smartphone market share surges 20% YoY leaving the imitators behind

Monday, May 2, 2022 1:58 pm6 Comments

pple has made the most significant gains in the smartphone market share over the past year as competitors struggle to catch up…

iPhone took 44% of total global smartphone revenue in 2021, Apple’s highest share ever

Friday, February 25, 2022 1:18 pmFriday, February 25, 20226 Comments

Apple’s revolutionary iPhone led in 2021 global smartphone market revenue with annual revenue of $196 billion. That’s 44% of total…

Google yet again to weakly follow Apple with limited user controls for ad tracking across apps

Wednesday, February 16, 2022 8:58 amWednesday, February 16, 20223 Comments

Alphabet subsidiary Google plans to weakly follow Apple by offering limited user controls for ad tracking across apps that are less robust…

Google explores ‘less stringent’ knockoff of Apple’s anti-tracking privacy feature for Android

Thursday, February 4, 2021 3:21 pm1 Comment

If there’s anything Google focuses almost as much as being an online advertising broker masquerading as a search engine, it’s copying Apple…

LG Electronics mulls exit from smartphone business

Wednesday, January 20, 2021 10:54 am1 Comment

LG Electronics may exit the smartphone business after losing about 5 trillion won (US$4.5 billion) over the past five years. Its CEO…

Apple iPhone’s U.S. Q220 market share ballooned to 47%

Wednesday, August 12, 2020 12:08 pm1 Comment

Vendors ranging from the industry’s progenitor to South Korean dishwasher makers shipped 31.9 million smartphones…

Xiaomi co-founder Lei Jun caught posting from his Apple iPhone

Wednesday, May 13, 2020 1:44 pm8 Comments

Today Lei Jun, Xiaomi’s CEO and co-founder, inadvertently revealed that he uses an Apple iPhone at least occasionally, and not one Xiaomi’s…

Disgraced Google executive Andy Rubin’s Essential shuts down

Wednesday, February 12, 2020 5:10 pmThursday, February 13, 20204 Comments

Essential Products, an Android smartphone peddler founded by disgraced Google executive Andy Rubin is shutting down, the comnpany confirmed Wednesday…

Samsung warns on phone sales amid strong demand for Apple iPhones

Thursday, January 30, 2020 1:32 pmThursday, January 30, 20207 Comments

Samsung warned of weaker phone sales on Thursday after Apple set a new all-time quarterly revenue record and gave a positive iPhone sales outlook…

Apple dominates global handset market with 66% of industry profits and 32% of overall revenue

Thursday, December 19, 2019 8:33 am2 Comments

Overall global handset profits declined 11% YoY to USD 12 billion in Q3 2019 due to an increased mix of entry to mid-tier products…

Bloomberg reviews Google’s Pixel 4: Can’t beat Apple’s iPhone 11; blends into the crowd of iPhone wannabes

Wednesday, October 30, 2019 9:09 am5 Comments

Google’s Pixel smartphones have always been defined by iPhone-beating cameras, backed by the know-how of its software coders…

Google’s new Pixel 4 is an overpriced disappointment; get a real iPhone instead

Tuesday, October 15, 2019 3:47 pm12 Comments

Google today announced the Pixel 4 and Pixel 4 XL smartphones at an anticlimactic event in New York…

Beleaguered Samsung ends mobile phone production in China

Thursday, October 3, 2019 4:15 pmThursday, October 3, 20199 Comments

Samsung Electronics Co Ltd has ended mobile telephone production in China…

IDC: 2019 will be challenging for iPhone, shipments expected to drop to 177.9 million, down 14.8% year over year

Monday, September 9, 2019 5:14 pm6 Comments

A new forecast from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker shows signs of market recovery in the second half of 2019 and into 2020…

Apple dominates the global premium smartphone market

Tuesday, June 18, 2019 12:00 pmWednesday, June 19, 201911 Comments

The premium segment remains the most difficult for OEMs to penetrate as it requires brand power to command such a high price across the world…

Why Apple’s TV app port isn’t to Android, but to Samsung’s Tizen

Thursday, May 16, 2019 2:58 pmThursday, May 16, 20192 Comments

It once seemed necessary that Apple’s iTunes worked on Windows PCs…

Ars Technica reviews Samsung’s Galaxy S10+ flagship: Too many compromises at too high a price

Tuesday, April 23, 2019 9:19 am10 Comments

Despite being a premium, $1,000 smartphone, the Galaxy S10 comes loaded with ads, even my unlocked version…

Apple continues to dominate premium smartphone market with 51% global share

Wednesday, April 17, 2019 5:35 pmThursday, April 18, 20196 Comments

Apple continues to lead global premium smartphone segment by capturing more than half of the market…

Apple’s App Store revenue projected to more than double by 2023

Friday, March 29, 2019 12:01 pmFriday, March 29, 20193 Comments

Global revenue on Apple’s platform is projected to reach $96 billion in the next five years…

Gartner: Apple’s iPhone unit sales suffered worst quarterly decline since first quarter of 2016

Thursday, February 21, 2019 8:56 amThursday, February 21, 20195 Comments

Global sales of smartphones to end users stalled in the fourth quarter of 2018…

Nike’s Android app is bricking its Adapt BB self-tying shoes; iPhone app works fine

Wednesday, February 20, 2019 1:53 pm3 Comments

I’m afraid to set mine up when they come, that’s why I need to borrow a real iPhone…

IDC: Samsung edges Apple as smartphone woes continue with worldwide shipments down 4.9% in holiday quarter

Wednesday, January 30, 2019 7:14 pm9 Comments

Smartphone vendors shipped a total of 375.4 million units during the fourth quarter of 2018…

The maturing of the smartphone industry is cause for celebration

Friday, January 11, 2019 11:25 am2 Comments

Analysts reckon that the number of smartphones sold in 2018 will be slightly lower than in 2017…

Apple’s revolutionary iPhone continues to own the premium smartphone market

Monday, December 31, 2018 1:33 pmMonday, December 31, 20187 Comments

According to Counterpoint Research’s Market Monitor Q3 2018, the global premium smartphone segment…

After years of mocking Apple, slavish copier Samsung kills headphone jack in latest iPhone wannabe

Wednesday, December 12, 2018 10:02 amWednesday, December 12, 20189 Comments

Samsung’s first smartphone without a 3.5mm headphone jack appears…

Why iPhones and Android wannabes will get more expensive

Sunday, November 11, 2018 3:58 pmSunday, November 11, 201825 Comments

Remember when the only phones with over-$1,000 price tags were made of leather, ruby and sapphire crystal?

iPhone owners happier, richer, have more friends than those who settle for Android knockoffs

Monday, November 5, 2018 10:41 am8 Comments

Apple iPhone users tend to have more money, more friends, and are generally happier…

Around 1 in 5 Android phone owners plan to switch to an Apple iPhone

Wednesday, October 10, 2018 11:04 am16 Comments

Among Android brands, the intention to switch to Apple’s iPhone has grown dramatically while loyalty to Android has softened…

Posts navigation

Next
Ticker Tape by TradingView

Top Posts & Pages

  • Amazon has big hopes for wearable AI — starting with this $50 always-listening wristband
  • Apple waives age limit for Board Chair Art Levinson and Ron Sugar, but not for Al Gore in prior retirement
  • Apple TV celebrates season two premiere of global hit thriller 'Hijack'
  • Apple stock is on a continuing losing streak, but Evercore remains bullish
  • Emoji 18.0: Squinting Face, Pickle, Lighthouse, and more headed to future Apple OS updates

Recent Comments

  • ThatGuy on Amazon has big hopes for wearable AI — starting with this $50 always-listening wristband
  • GlassHollow on Amazon has big hopes for wearable AI — starting with this $50 always-listening wristband
  • Shadowself on Apple stock is on a continuing losing streak, but Evercore remains bullish
  • Hank on Apple CEO Tim Cook’s 2025 compensation: $74.3 million
  • Kuli Kula on Apple stock is on a continuing losing streak, but Evercore remains bullish
  • Macaholic on Apple defeats AliveCor’s Apple Watch heart rate antitrust suit on appeal
  • /ln on The New York Times profiles John Ternus, ‘the man who could be Apple’s next CEO’
  • Dlvdm on Apple CEO Tim Cook’s 2025 compensation: $74.3 million
  • Flux 2 on Apple needs a visionary QB again: It’s past time for game manager Tim Cook to hand off the ball
  • Eric•Woehler on iOS 26 adoption lags far behind predecessors four months after launch
  • Raymond in DC on iOS 26 adoption lags far behind predecessors four months after launch
  • Hank on Elon Musk’s lawsuit over OpenAI for-profit conversion can go to trial, U.S. judge says
  • Grizzmick on iOS 26 adoption lags far behind predecessors four months after launch
  • Returning Caller on iOS 26 adoption lags far behind predecessors four months after launch
  • neutrino23 on iOS 26 adoption lags far behind predecessors four months after launch
  • Synth on iOS 26 adoption lags far behind predecessors four months after launch
  • BOB on Apple’s Safari lead designer departs for The Browser Company
  • Hank on The New York Times profiles John Ternus, ‘the man who could be Apple’s next CEO’
  • XYZ on The New York Times profiles John Ternus, ‘the man who could be Apple’s next CEO’
  • WhoNeedsBigBoxStores on Chase to replace Goldman Sachs as Apple Card issuer

Current Headlines

Latest Joy of Tech
Latest Joy of Tech!

RSS MacHash

  • Here are some of my favorite CES 2026 announcements for iPhone and Mac users
  • Do you prefer your iPhone folded or bestickered? [Cult of Mac podcast No. 2]
  • ★ 'Fuck You, Make Me' Without Saying the Words
  • Indie App Spotlight: 'Zephy' makes plane spotting easy, with an AirTag-style interface
  • Here's what to expect with Siri and Apple Intelligence in the coming months
  • Apple Watch Series 11 on Sale for Record Low Price of $299 ($100 Off)
  • Today in Apple history: Steve Jobs introduces original MacBook Pro
  • Best iPhone accessories from CES 2026
  • Top Stories: CES 2026 Highlights, Apple Card Moving to Chase, and More
  • Apple @ Work: It's time for an Apple Knowledge Base Articles API to save us from bad AI troubleshooting
Try Apple News

RSS 9to5Mac

  • Here are some of my favorite CES 2026 announcements for iPhone and Mac users
  • Indie App Spotlight: ‘Zephy’ makes plane spotting easy, with an AirTag-style interface
  • Here’s what to expect with Siri and Apple Intelligence in the coming months
  • Roborock cuts $300 off its best floor cleaner in a limited-time exclusive F25 Ultra deal
  • Apple @ Work: It’s time for an Apple Knowledge Base Articles API to save us from bad AI troubleshooting

RSS MacRumors

  • Apple Watch Series 11 on Sale for Record Low Price of $299 ($100 Off)
  • Top Stories: CES 2026 Highlights, Apple Card Moving to Chase, and More
  • Apple's MacBook Pro Turns 20 Years Old
  • Apple Reminding Users of Pending Home App Upgrade Requirement
  • U.S. Senators Ask Apple and Google to Remove X and Grok Apps Over Sexualized Image Generation

RSS Daring Fireball

  • ★ ‘Fuck You, Make Me’ Without Saying the Words
  • MAGA’s Foundational Lie
  • Jim Moylan and the Moylan Arrow
  • The New York Times Profiles John Ternus
  • Know Your Rights: Filming and Photographing the Police

RSS Cult of Mac

  • Do you prefer your iPhone folded or bestickered? [Cult of Mac podcast No. 2]
  • Use this tool to get the best results from dozens of popular AIs, all for one low price
  • Today in Apple history: Steve Jobs introduces original MacBook Pro
  • Best iPhone accessories from CES 2026
  • This iMac-inspired Apple Watch concept brings back Cupertino’s iconic colors

RSS Macworld UK

  • Best MacBook backpacks, bags, cases and sleeves
  • Handle your own taxes with this discounted H&R Block software
  • Get $1,200 off a MacBook Pro while supplies last
  • iOS 26 is a massive flop with iPhone users, and you can probably guess why
  • Apple Spring Event 2026: When it’s expected, how to watch, and all the rumors

RSS IPSW Downloads

  • iPadOS 18.7.3 (22H217) Released Monday, December 22, 2025
  • iOS 18.7.3 (22H217) Released Monday, December 22, 2025
  • iOS 26.2 (23C55) Released Saturday, December 13, 2025
  • iPadOS 26.2 (23C55) Released Saturday, December 13, 2025
  • iOS OTA 9.9.26.2 (23C55) Released Friday, December 12, 2025

Follow MacDailyNews via Email

Enter your email address to follow MacDailyNews and receive notifications of new posts by email.

Join 8,562 other subscribers
Privacy & Cookies: This site uses cookies. By continuing to use this website, you agree to their use.

To find out more, including how to control cookies, see here: Cookie Policy
© MacDailyNews 2002 - 2026 All Rights Reserved.
  • Advertise
  • Privacy