Fierce War Between Apple And Samsung
Although Apple and Samsung have always existed side by side in technology, Samsung preceded Apple by nearly 40 years. However, Apple became Samsung's "main competitor" immediately after it released the first iPhone in 2007.
The response came later from Samsung, which released its first Galaxy phone, which runs on the Android system, in June 2010, as a strong response to the iPhone, which was about to launch the fourth category, triggering the start of a journey of "fierce competition."
2010
Samsung shined in terms of phone sales at the global level, as the second largest phone manufacturer in the world, after Nokia. But most of these sales were of mobile phones rather than smartphones.
2011
The explosive growth of the iPhone helped Apple become the world's most valuable company, for the first time in 2011 with a market value of $353 billion.
By the end of the year, Apple shares were up more than 300 percent compared to the first time the iPhone was released. That allowed Apple to leave Samsung behind and lead the competition.
2016
On August 19, 2016, Samsung Electronics released the Note 7 as the successor to the Note 5 and made high sales volumes. But the news was that the battery temperature rose dramatically, and sometimes caused the phone to explode. That pushed Samsung company to withdraw the phone from the market.
The company lowered its revenue forecast by 2 trillion Won as a result of the withdrawal. Many specialists expected that the issue would affect Samsung's brand.
2017
In 2017, Apple celebrated the tenth anniversary of the release of the iPhone, which coincided with the launch of the iPhone X. The company broke the market value of $ 900 billion for the first time, pushing many to predict that it would become the first company to reach a trillion dollars.
Meanwhile, Samsung led the way in smartphone sales, with 80 million units shipped in the first quarter of 2017.
2020
Samsung got 22 percent of the global phone market shares, while Apple comes second with 11 percent.
2021
Apple narrows the difference, and got16 percent of the phone market shares, approaching Samsung, which got 21 percent.
Today's net market value
Today, Apple has reached a market value of $ 2.7 trillion, while Samsung reached $ 275 billion, which means that the value of Apple is almost 10 times the value of Samsung.
Profits
- Apple's profits rose 35% in 2021, to reach $196 billion.
- Samsung's profit rose 11 percent in 2021, to reach $72 billion.
Production cost
- The production of the iPhone 13 Pro costs Apple $ 570, which means that the profit margin per piece is 48 percent.
- The production of the Galaxy S21 costs Samsung $508, which means that the profit margin for the piece is about 52 percent.
Number of phones sold
Throughout history, Apple surpasses Samsung in the number of units of phones sold, as it recorded 2.5 billion pieces sold during all the past years, while Samsung recorded 2 billion pieces.
Employees
- Samsung excels in the number of employees they belong to, around the world, with a total of 287,000 employees.
- Apple employs 154,000 people worldwide, about half the number of Samsung employees.
