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Ucwaningo lwemakethe ye-smartphone ngaphansi kwenduku Izibalo Zesu wabonisa izinombolo ezithakazelisayo, lapho i-Samsung ikhulisa ukubusa kwayo enanini lama-smartphones athengisiwe, i-Apple ihlala isibili. Ngekota yesine yekhalenda ka-2015, inkampani yaseNingizimu Korea ithengise cishe ama-smartphones ayizigidi ezingama-81,3, okungamayunithi ayizigidi eziyi-6,5 ngaphezu kwe-Apple (74,8 million). Sonke isikhathi esiyizinyanga ezintathu siphinde sahlanganisa nenkathi yamaholide evame ukuba namandla kakhulu.

Ukuthengiswa kwama-smartphone emhlabeni jikelele ngonyaka odlule kukhuphuke ngamaphesenti angu-2014 uma kuqhathaniswa no-12, lapho kuthengiswe amadivayisi ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezingu-1,44 ngonyaka odlule. I-Apple ibe negalelo elikhulu kule nombolo, eyathengisa cishe amafoni ayizigidi ezingu-193, kodwa isikhundla esicacile savikelwa ngabakwaSamsung, abahola kakhulu kubo bonke abaqhudelana nabo ngezingcingo eziyizigidi ezingu-317,2 ezidayisiwe.

Uma uqhathanisa izinombolo ezivela ku-Q4 2014 kanye ne-Q4 2015 (ezifana ne-Q1 yezezimali yonyaka olandelayo, esetshenziswa yi-Apple lapho simemezela imiphumela yezezimali) inkampani yaseCalifornia yahlupheka kancane, njengoba isabelo sayo semakethe sehle ngamaphesenti angu-1,1 (kuya kumaphesenti angu-18,5). Ngokuphambene nalokho, imbangi yaseNingizimu Korea ithuthuke kancane, ikakhulukazi ngamaphesenti angu-0,5 (kuya kumaphesenti angu-20,1).

Sekukonke, abakwaSamsung babambe amaphesenti angama-22,2 emakethe ngonyaka odlule kanye ne-Apple 16,1%. UHuawei ubengemuva ngamaphesenti angaphansi kwayisishiyagalolunye, kanti iLenovo-Motorola ne-Xiaomi bazulazule cishe ngamaphesenti amahlanu.

Ngakho-ke i-Apple ne-Samsung balawula ingxenye ebalulekile yemakethe ngesabelo esihlangene esicishe sibe izingxenye ezimbili kwezinhlanu. Kodwa-ke, inzuzo eyisisekelo ye-Samsung ilele yokuthi njalo ngonyaka ikhipha inqwaba yamamodeli ahlukene ezingcingo zayo, ezibuye zigcwale izimakethe ezahlukahlukene emhlabeni jikelele. Ngokuphambene, i-Apple inikeza amamodeli ambalwa kuphela, ngakho-ke akumangazi kakhulu ukuthi i-Samsung inokuhola okumangazayo enanini lamayunithi athengisiwe.

Nokho, engxenyeni elandelayo, i-Apple okokuqala ngqa emlandweni ilindele ukwehla konyaka nonyaka ekuthengisweni kwe-iPhone, ngakho-ke kuzothakazelisa ukubona ukuthi i-Samsung izophinde ihlangabezane nesidingo esincishisiwe, noma izokwandisa isabelo sayo semakethe yama-smartphone nakakhulu ngo-2016.

Umthombo: Ama-MacRumors
Photo: Macworld

 

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