Why has Samsung got such dominant global phone market share ? I dont get it

[thephatmack]

They dont market that well! and the phones are plastic without any stand out features.
YET somehow every person that doesnt have an iphone gets a Galaxy.

What is the trick ?
If you do the reseach and actually play with a few phones, these days its obvious that Nokia's 1020 has the best camera and the 1520 (alhough large) is the best phone alternative to Apple's 5s.

The Lumia 1520 actually won a blind camera test yesterday vs Iphone 5s, Galaxy S5, New HTC One, the LG etc..

I dont get it.

 

[Rekkapryde]

Windows mobile is the reason the Lumia can't get in the game

MS is always late to the party.

But Sammys are solid devices

 

[thephatmack]

Androd's whole OS looks the most dated, this alone makes my argument even more valid.

 

[Ukbrotha]

Androd's whole OS looks the most dated, this alone makes my argument even more valid.

I dont know, that windows OS looks pretty awful to me. And android can look like anything it wants while ios is ios.

 

[MeachTheMonster]

Samsungs global market share mostly comes from cheap "free" phones. The galaxy doesn't sale nearly as much as iphone.

 

[triplehate]

More is better

 

[drifter]

Samsung has outspent everyone in advertising since 2012 and just entered a marketing deal with the NBA, that's why you see Bron everywhere there's a Samsung phone. And they probably do a better job than anyone else letting everyone know there's a new Galaxy and all its new features. I'm down on Samsung too but they got marketing muscle.

Samsungs global market share mostly comes from cheap "free" phones. The galaxy doesn't sale nearly as much as iphone.

They outsell everything else not an iPhone and it's not close.

http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/nokia-lumia-520-windows-phone-chart-sales-499764

And funnily enough Nokia's best selling Lumia ever is the cheapest one they ever made not the 920, 1020, or 1520. The Galaxy S4 is Samsung's best selling phone.

 

[Ed MOTHERFUCKING G]

They dont market that well! and the phones are plastic without any stand out features.
YET somehow every person that doesnt have an iphone gets a Galaxy.

What is the trick ?
If you do the reseach and actually play with a few phones, these days its obvious that Nokia's 1020 has the best camera and the 1520 (alhough large) is the best phone alternative to Apple's 5s.

The Lumia 1520 actually won a blind camera test yesterday vs Iphone 5s, Galaxy S5, New HTC One, the LG etc..

I dont get it.

Plastic construction is not a bad thing...most non early adopting nerd consumers dont give a shyt about a metal case and plastic screens dont SHATTER if you slide it off a table

The camera is also a feature that non early adopters dont really care that much about because the cameras on the typical galaxy phone are better than their iphone equivilent, and they are good enough for instagram and pictures of food, fingernails, legs on the beach, and your friends at the bar. Yes, that is the benchmark.

So, the conversation for most goes as follows:

iPhone or Android?....whats the best android?...what color should i get. and they end up with GS3, 4,or 5.