The reports are out folks! The giants have indeed proved their prowess in the smartphone market. Simply put—Samsung and Apple have, in unison made 103 per cent of the net profits in the niche, for the year 2012. Apple grabbed a whopping 69 per cent profit share while Samsung got about 35 per cent share in the total profit kitty for the market.
Meanwhile, players like once-huge Nokia, HTC and Motorola saw dripping rates varying between the negative mark to 2 per cent.
Industry insiders have by now gauged that the game is yet to change anytime soon and with the tracks that Apple and Samsung has treaded on, they alone look to reign the race to the crown.