Samsung and LG expect good first quarter figures despite business drags
The two chaebols are expecting to good fiscal quarters this time around and the markets are expecting them to beat their expectations. The post Samsung and LG expect good first quarter figures despite...
View ArticleApple captured 86 percent of Q4 2017 smartphone profits, 35 percent came from...
Apple is the unrivaled world heavyweight champion of smartphone profits, according to the latest Counterpoint Research analysis, with the iPhone X proving particularly lucrative during Q4 2017. The...
View ArticleXiaomi limits net profit margin goals, pledges to distribute excess to customers
But the Chinese tech company's modus operandi has always been to operate on low margins, so unless the IPO enables Xiaomi to grow to great heights, don't expect much sway here. The post Xiaomi limits...
View ArticleSamsung breaks quarterly profit records yet again, mostly thanks to chips and...
Samsung made more money between January and March 2018 than ever before, specifically around $14.5 billion in operating profit, but no thanks to the iPhone X. The post Samsung breaks quarterly profit...
View ArticleLG didn’t lose that much money on phones in Q1 2018, ‘positive results’...
LG Electronics had a great overall first quarter of the year, generating profits of over $1 billion. The chaebol's mobile division lost money once again, but the G7 ThinQ might be a winner. The post LG...
View ArticleSamsung’s Q2 profits expected to drop as full-year Galaxy S9 sales forecast...
The Galaxy S9 and S9+ are unlikely to come close to their predecessors' sales figures, and Samsung's overall profits will decline as a direct consequence. The post Samsung’s Q2 profits expected to drop...
View ArticleGalaxy Note 7 aftermath: lowest Samsung profits in two years, worst mobile...
The past few weeks have been all about damage control for Samsung in the wake of the shocking Galaxy Note 7 double recall, and now it’s time for a quick damage check. An official, final and painful Q3...
View ArticleSony sold less than 15 million smartphones in the past year, actually pulling...
For Sony, the past fiscal year started on April 1, 2016 and concluded this March 31, seeing overall sales stick to approximately the same level as the previous 12 months, with “significant increases”...
View ArticleCOVID-19 pandemic had a massive impact on Foxconn’s Q1 profits
Foxconn has reported its lowest Q1 profits in the last two decades. The COVID-19 pandemic has had an enormous impact on smartphone demand, and it seems that recovery could take a long time. Foxconn’s...
View ArticleApple and Google would start getting less money from app sales in Russia
Apple and Google are already feeling pressure from the issues generated by the latest Epic Games drama. However, that’s nothing compared to the possibility of facing the laws of a country. The new...
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