Strategy Analytics have released their mobile market estimates for the last three months, and it has been a great quarter for Samsung and LG, the world's number two and three phone makers. Their share of the market keeps going up.
Samsung and LG are clearly on the up, and those in the know expect this trend to continue. Who is losing out to the new guys? If you look at how the market has changed over the last few years, you see a few pretty interesting trends...
There have been a few major shifts handset business: the downfall of
Motorola and Sony Ericsson, the rise of LG an Samsung, and the
emergence of new niche competitors like Apple and Research in Motion
(see the growth of the "others" category).
Nokia remain king of the castle, and no matter how cool the new kids on the block might seem, our friends from Finland remain uniquely capable of pumping out handsets in the hundreds of millions, in
a staggeringly large number of different styles and configurations
. If you are an Parsi-speaking Indonesian fisherman with one arm and a preference for clamshell phones with GPS, no radio and big buttons, there is probably a Nokia designed especially for you.
Interestingly, although the mass marketeers like Nokia and Samsung now run the market, the big money is at the margins.
As this WSJ article explains
, while the iPhone and BlackBerry account for just 3% of the total mobile market, they
earn an incredible 35% of the entire industry's profits
.
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Juventus v Fiorentina, Saturday, 8pm (UAE)
Match is on BeIN Sports
Who's who in Yemen conflict
Houthis: Iran-backed rebels who occupy Sanaa and run unrecognised government
Yemeni government: Exiled government in Aden led by eight-member Presidential Leadership Council
Southern Transitional Council: Faction in Yemeni government that seeks autonomy for the south
Habrish 'rebels': Tribal-backed forces feuding with STC over control of oil in government territory
Which honey takes your fancy?
Al Ghaf Honey
The Al Ghaf tree is a local desert tree which bears the harsh summers with drought and high temperatures. From the rich flowers, bees that pollinate this tree can produce delicious red colour honey in June and July each year
Sidr Honey
The Sidr tree is an evergreen tree with long and strong forked branches. The blossom from this tree is called Yabyab, which provides rich food for bees to produce honey in October and November. This honey is the most expensive, but tastiest
Samar Honey
The Samar tree trunk, leaves and blossom contains Barm which is the secret of healing. You can enjoy the best types of honey from this tree every year in May and June. It is an historical witness to the life of the Emirati nation which represents the harsh desert and mountain environments
The biog
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Favourite book: anything by Stephen King, although he said the films rarely match the quality of the books
Favourite film: The Shawshank Redemption stands out as his favourite movie, a classic King novella
Favourite music: “I have a wide and varied music taste, so it would be unfair to pick a single song from blues to rock as a favourite"
Polarised public
31% in UK say BBC is biased to left-wing views
19% in UK say BBC is biased to right-wing views
19% in UK say BBC is not biased at all
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Saturday, May 16 (kick-offs UAE time)
Borussia Dortmund v Schalke (4.30pm)
RB Leipzig v Freiburg (4.30pm)
Hoffenheim v Hertha Berlin (4.30pm)
Fortuna Dusseldorf v Paderborn (4.30pm)
Augsburg v Wolfsburg (4.30pm)
Eintracht Frankfurt v Borussia Monchengladbach (7.30pm)
Sunday, May 17
Cologne v Mainz (4.30pm),
Union Berlin v Bayern Munich (7pm)
Monday, May 18
Werder Bremen v Bayer Leverkusen (9.30pm)
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