Is Apple on the brink? Will the company disappear in the next few years? In any case, it doesn’t seem really relevant. First, there is the valuation of the company, which is on track to exceed $1,000 billion by year’s end (that’s nearly half of France’s GDP). And a very solid popularity that continues to grow year over year, according to this research.
Surprising fact: Apple has only released small products since the iPhone 7, namely a red iPhone 7 (great…) and an iPhone SE (an old, overblown iPhone 5). But they are not even part of the study. The successor iPhone 8 is expected to be full of innovations, but it has not even been introduced yet. We give you the thousandths: The figures show a net increase in sales of iOS devices in France between January and March 2017 compared to the same period in 2016.
iPhone vs Android: Apple still scores higher in the world, competition advances in China
The situation is the same in almost every part of the world except China. Conversely, the diverse and very innovative competition provided under Android is showing signs of stagnation. It still sells 75% of smartphones in France. It’s a surprise and we’ll have to see it in the next study. game changers Like the LG G6 and Samsung Galaxy S8 it has succeeded or failed to revive sales.
In France we have an increase of 3.5 points against a barely 1.2 point for ALL Android manufacturers. As you know, Windows Phones are completely out of the game, and Android and iOS have been virtually alone in this market for several months. Outside of France, the strongest growth of iOS was in the UK (+5.6 points) and the US (+5.2 points).
Apple, on the other hand, experienced a real decline in China, where its share of smartphone sales fell by -8.6% from 21 million to 12.4 million. Also in China, Android is rebounding, growing at a rather exceptional 9.1% worldwide per year. Where market share is advancing is still a rather timid figure, between 0.7% and 1.8% compared to the first quarter of 2016.
