Apple ends Samsung's 12-year run as world's top smartphone seller

Samsung phones are just overpriced for what they are: android phones that don’t do anything significantly better than their significantly cheaper Chinese counterparts. It’s debatable if iPhones are overpriced but imo they’re more secure and a better deal for your hard earned money.

They are both overpriced - no debate necessary - and everything else was just misinformation.

Apple is good bang for your money since the resell value is still high. This is because of market demand. When this is getting less pricess will drop.

Another point is the repair, which apple is making it more and more difficult. So once something needs to be repaired than A you need to pay a lot or B you have apple care and you pay still a lot but less than without.

Just a note but all phones for 1000 USD or more are overpriced. Most people say look how beautiful the pictures are. Sorry but phone camera are just marketing and processed images. This counts for apple as well as Android.

This is just a marketing, different countries have different data.

This is a travesty. Samsung is superior, and they don't use dodgy child and slave labor. Why anyone uses Apple remains a mystery, and it is disappointing to read that they are outselling Samsung. Apple also has the tendency to force unnecessary updates upon users and overcharge for repairing their defective products, something Korean companies never do.

I have an i-phone. Big mistake. The closest Apple store is more than 100 miles away and AT&T won't help with anything. Things happen to it that i-phone pros can't fix. My next phone will be a Samsung. I have a few friends who have them and are pretty happy with theirs. Apple markets well but that is all.

Gene HennighToday 05:48 am JST

I have an i-phone. Big mistake. The closest Apple store is more than 100 miles away and AT&T won't help with anything. Things happen to it that i-phone pros can't fix. My next phone will be a Samsung. I have a few friends who have them and are pretty happy with theirs. Apple markets well but that is all.

Welcome to club. Android may be like house arrest, but iOS is like supermax with isolation.

It won't last. For a different reason, Chinese consumers are getting off the Apple bandwagon too (not mentioned in the article of course). Apple has probably peaked, and is sbout to crumble. Blame Biden.