«Record» Galaxy and "disappointing» iPhone
Makradar Technologies / / December 19, 2019
Years have passed since then, as Samsung has announced any official sales figures, so that took place in Thursday's press conference at which Samsung has decided to show off their figures caused by certain stir.
One of the three CEO Samsung Electronics, John Shin-kun said at an industrial forum in Seoul that the delivery of the new flagship Galaxy S4 achieved at Next week, the mark of 10 million - a month after the release of the device on the market in 60 countries, including South Korea, China, India and USA.
"This will make it the fastest Galaxy S4 smartphone in Samsung's history," - said the newspaper Korea Times - and the press in the United States and other countries happily picked up this leitmotif.
Perhaps Tim Cook crazy with these notes. Because when Apple announced last September that it sold 5 million iPhone 5 for 3 days, analysts have expressed "disappointment", and the popular tabloid Business Insider was released with the title:
SALE IPHONE 5 in its first weekend did not meet expectations
And that the same Business Insider wrote last Friday?
Strong start to Samsung (Galaxy) S4: 10 million units in less than a month
Upon closer inspection, it turns out to be quite funny: Unlike Apple, Samsung announces supply operators, rather than end users. So the question of sales S4 safely bypassed. In addition, Samsung, as mentioned above, has been supplying to 60 countries. Apple began selling the iPhone 5 in 9 countries: USA, Canada, UK, Germany, France, Australia, Japan, Hong Kong and Sinapure. A week after this most disappointing 5 million. units, sales were launched in 22 countries. And it is still 2 times less than the Samsung, with its S4.
Surprisingly, as the press and analysts have turned away from Apple, having joined the avalanche of fear flushed price of Apple shares, and even saying that Samsung «more innovative company" than Apple.
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