Comments on: Why only Samsung builds phones that can outsell an iPhone

By: Ricky Bonnell

Ricky Bonnell — Mon, 17 Dec 2012 12:27:21 +0000

Marketing…. carrier incentives……solid hardware……Positive image of Android…… this is why Samsung can compete. If you get the right people talking positive, it can go a long way…… look at how many Palm Pre’s were sold….

By: Ricky Bonnell

Ricky Bonnell — Mon, 17 Dec 2012 12:24:34 +0000

Samsung doesn’t make the Nexus 4…… LG does. Or is that your point?

By: Vikram Saxena

Vikram Saxena — Sat, 10 Nov 2012 17:14:03 +0000

Do you really feel that it takes more talent (and investment) in making the phone just the right shade of gray than developing the manufacturing processes which can deliver the retina displays or the A5-A6 chips in quantity and without defects? Those advancements in the semiconductor and LCD manufacturing is what is truly driving the mobile revolution. And those take a HUGE amount of money. A modern fab costs a few billions dollars!

What distinguishes Apple is their focus on industrial design & aesthetics in a domain which neglecting the usability aspects of things. Most, if not all, of Apple’s value lies in integration of their software with the hardware. While there is a lot of talent which goes into being a great designer, it simply does not require the same level of risk or investment that a fab requires.

You can ship a fix to the iOS overnight. It cost Intel $1B dollars to recall the faulty SandyBridge chip set. Wake and do some research.

By: raghuvadapalli

raghuvadapalli — Sat, 10 Nov 2012 17:07:53 +0000

I guess my point was ‘can samsung sustain the good thing?” Even if Apple was successful because they “adopted” some old ideas in the first place, they have a differentiating factor called iOS. But for Samsung, HW is the only distinguishing factor and Googles’ own desire is working against Samsung. Only time will tell.

By: Sam P

Sam P — Sat, 10 Nov 2012 16:40:38 +0000

Motorola used to have world-class semiconductor design and manufacturing capabilities, but I think they’ve mostly split those divisions off or sold them to concentrate on being a cell phone design house. For example, Freescale Semiconductors used to be their semiconductor division.

By: Mandar Ranade

Mandar Ranade — Sat, 10 Nov 2012 16:30:01 +0000

i think you don’t know how APPLE has became so called “INNOVATIVE COMPANY”

By: Mandar Ranade

Mandar Ranade — Sat, 10 Nov 2012 16:28:23 +0000

i think your steve jobs once said 7″ inch tablet sucks.. and now that iShit manufacturing company has launched 7″ ipad mini?

By: George S

George S — Fri, 09 Nov 2012 19:28:24 +0000

How about Samsung’s effective advertising strategies? Very much like Apple, Samsung has been bombarding the prime time TV ads slots with Apple-esque ads besides the ones that made fun of Apple fans.

By: saumya

saumya — Fri, 09 Nov 2012 16:36:00 +0000

One thing about Samsung is their deep distribution. I was looking forward to. Trying an HTC or Nokia, but showrooms/ retail outlets either don’t have a good stock of these, or have no stock whatsoever. But Samsung? They. Are everywhere. So for a majority of consumers who are looking for ‘that iPhone kind of phone that is a wee bit cheaper’, there’s Samsung everywhere.

By: raghuvadapalli

raghuvadapalli — Fri, 09 Nov 2012 15:08:01 +0000

couple of reasons.:
1. Samsung is vertically integrated manufacturer with memory, chips, lcds in house and a free os.
2. Samsung is nothing but a good manufacturer and gadget maker. Excluding some software features, Samsung doesn’t really spend much on innovation like Apple does. I bet Apple goes through multiple iterations before arriving at the final design. But for Samsung, all that they have to do is pick the one that is working well and build it efficiently and that they can do better than anyone else or even Apple itself. And that’s the reason Apple picked them in the first place.

In general, Samsung is not good at inventing the success formula, but once they know they can execute it better than the formula inventor. Is this short lived.? potentially yes… as smart phone hardware matures (Samsung’s greatest strength), software will become more important and Samsung will be slowed down by Google release cycle. But if Motorola starts to get the early Android releases before Samsung, they will be at disadvantage.

But for the recent Galaxy SIII, Samsung should really thank Apple for the “hole” they left till late September.