Samsung is facing the
threat of losing its top position to Apple in the smartphone market. Apple’s iPhone
6 and 6 Plus have become one of the most shipped smartphone models all over the
world. Because of its strong sales since its release, it has appeared to snatch
some market share from Samsung. If it continues then Apple could easily take
the top spot for the smartphone sales leaving behind Samsung in the second
position. It is possible that Xiaomi, the world’s third ranked smartphone
manufacturer, could move past Samsung as well.
Samsung has been losing
its market share gradually to other OEM’s and if it continues then Samsung will
lose their top position for long time. In the third quarter of 2014, they had
around 25% market share which is 9% less than their previous year market share
at the same time which was around 34%, according to Canalys. It is clear that
Samsung is losing their hold on the populace.
It is reported that
Apple’s adaptation for bigger screen and LED technology helped them competing
with Samsung’s more recent Galaxy S 5 and Galaxy Note 4. Now, tech experts and
market analysts are expecting to see if Galaxy S 6, which is slated to be
launched this year, can help the South Korea-based company to regain some
market share from competing OEM’s who are currently stealing away user numbers.
