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Apple Not in Top-Five Handset Makers, Despite iPhone’s Unprecedented Success

5:50 am on November 3, 2008 | Category: Cell Phones, Mobile Devices

Apple’s popular iPhone is the most popular cell phone in the United States, and is now on sale in 70 countries worldwide, with generally good results. Cupertino, California-based Apple, however, has yet to gain a spot in the global top-five handset manufacturers.

Nokia remains the world’s leading cell phone brand by far, with a 39.4% market share, followed by Samsung with 17.3%, and Sony Ericsson, Motorola, and LG, with 8.6%, 8.5%, and 7.7%, respectively, according to a recent IDC report on third-quarter handset sales.

But with only one device on the market, Apple has little reason to be disappointed. Research In Motion, after all, which manufactures the popular BlackBerry line of mobile email devices, has never appeared in the top-five, but has become famous for its strong profit margins in the enterprise smartphone market.

If Apple can continue capitalizing on the high-end consumer smartphone market, while dodging the effects of the global economic slowdown, its success is sure to continue.

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Apple is not one of the top companies that are part of this list because it lack options for phones . Even if it does have other options customers are not aware of them.. .Thats problem when you have such branded company you want to take advantage of it and launch more variety ….unfortunatly nobodys going to explain Apple that simple formula … people forgot brands.. another problem with the brand is with Apple one thinks it cost to much and the prices will eventually go down .. to fix this problem they need to say get on credit card today .. blah blah …

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