{"id":980,"date":"2020-11-09T14:41:55","date_gmt":"2020-11-09T14:41:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thenextweb.com\/?p=1327226"},"modified":"2020-11-09T14:41:55","modified_gmt":"2020-11-09T14:41:55","slug":"samsung-batters-apple-to-become-americas-top-phone-manufacturer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.londonchiropracter.com\/?p=980","title":{"rendered":"Samsung batters Apple to become America\u2019s top phone manufacturer"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img-cdn.tnwcdn.com\/image\/plugged?filter_last=1&amp;fit=1280%2C640&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn0.tnwcdn.com%2Fwp-content%2Fblogs.dir%2F1%2Ffiles%2F2020%2F11%2Fheader-image-samsung-number-one-phone-maker-america-apple.png&amp;signature=6c15c46e59435e5b2d1ad922d166148f\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<p>It\u2019s been a long three years, but Samsung is finally back on top. That\u2019s right: in Q3 2020 the Korean electronics giant sold more phones than any other company in America, knocking Apple off the top perch.<\/p>\n<p>According to Strategy Analytics data reported in&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.koreaherald.com\/view.php?ud=20201109000997\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">The Korea Herald<\/a>, Samsung captured&nbsp;33.7% of the US smartphone market between July and September.<\/p>\n<p>In this same time period, Apple had to make do with a disappointing 30.2% share and a silver medal. Finally, LG grabbed the bronze medal with&nbsp;14.7% \u2014 which surprised me. I had absolutely no idea LG was making such big moves in the USA, but it has received a lot of press coverage with its wild designs, like its Wing:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5b_1eqabYV8\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\">[embedded content]<\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Would I buy one? God no. But am I happy that LG\u2018s&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/thenextweb\/ding-dong-the-butterflys-dead-32286?e=c7faf54fbe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">batshit moves<\/a>&nbsp;are paying off? You\u2019re damn right I am.<\/p>\n<p>Anyway, back to Samsung knocking Apple off the American mobile perch. Supposedly, this is due to strong sales of its budget devices, <a href=\"https:\/\/thenextweb.com\/plugged\/2020\/08\/05\/samsung-announces-the-galaxy-note-20-and-note-20-ultra-with-massive-specs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">alongside relatively successful launches of its high-end devices<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Before we start to whip out the champagne, celebrate Samsung, and condemn Apple, we also need to take this news about American phone sales in Q3 2020 with a rather hefty pinch of salt.<\/p>\n<p>Firstly, this is literally just a three-month period in one of the most disrupted years in living memory. Secondly \u2014 and arguably more importantly \u2014 Apple had <a href=\"https:\/\/thenextweb.com\/plugged\/2020\/08\/13\/leak-apple-may-delay-the-iphone-12-to-the-week-of-october-12\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">to move its regular September launch date<\/a> of its new devices to October because of pandemic-related supply chain issues.<\/p>\n<p>What this means is that the boost in sales you\u2019d normally expect from Apple in this period has been pushed back to Q4 2020. To put it another way: I\u2019d be very surprised if in the run-up to Christmas Apple doesn\u2019t slap down Samsung and jumps on its prone frame for good measure.<\/p>\n<p>Despite all that, this is definitely&nbsp;<em>interesting<\/em> and proof that Apple is far from the only dominant force in the American phone market.<\/p>\n<p><i>For more gear, gadget, and hardware news and reviews, follow Plugged on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/plugged\">Twitter<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/flipboard.com\/@thenextweb\/plugged-54nihknvy\">Flipboard<\/a>. <\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"c-post-pubDate\"> Published November 9, 2020 \u2014 14:41 UTC <\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/thenextweb.com\/plugged\/2020\/11\/09\/samsung-beats-apple-usa-phone-sales\/\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s been a long three years, but Samsung is finally back on top. 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