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Submitted by TechAnalyzer 243d ago | article

iPhone 5: 5 Million Sold in First Weekend, Galaxy S3: 9 Million Before Launch

Tech Analyzer:

"I already hear the rebuttals: “but Apple sold more iPhones in a shorter time span than Samsung” – that is irrelevant. The reason why Samsung was able to procure so many pre-orders is because they built a “hype” for the Samsung Galaxy S3 long before it even launched. That was their marketing strategy." (iPhone 5, Phones, Samsung Galaxy S III)

iSpy  +   243d ago
5 Million...
Army_of_Darkness  +   243d ago
Apple got their Fans so blinded that you just have to LOL!
This is how clueless team apple are...
http://www.youtube.com/watc...
eferreira  +   242d ago
Not everyone, just the few they edited out.
KingPin  +   243d ago
haha @ apple.

Apple boarroom - "dammit. samsung whooped our asses with that knock off. any possibility we can sue em again? we'll take it. heck, we patented fastest selling devices with our iphone and they copying us again."
Sarcasm  +   243d ago
It's okay, Apple will create a Lawsuit for being outsold by Samsung. And probably win.
Software_Lover  +   243d ago
Its 360 vs ps3 all over again lol.
Kingnichendrix  +   243d ago
Then when the new htc and nokia come out it will be like the wiiu and vs ps3&360
hkgamer  +   243d ago
Apple was very brave to release a phone just days away from it being released. It is a risky strategy which may have ccost them a little, People who buy phones tend to go on contract, so they need to know what phone they are getting in advance.
I do believe it is too early to say how well the iPhone 5 will do in sales but I think their numbers would be really close to the S3

This strategy may have worked alot better for the iPad where you are not tied to any contracts.
Trenta27  +   243d ago
Am I the only one that doesn't care? Each company has good and bads just like every other company out there. Big deal.
Knight_Crawler  +   242d ago
Well said - watching this SAMSUNG vs APPLE war has made me lose faith in humanity...both fanboy act like Sam or App are gods and anyone who apposes there faith will get crusified.

What type of person waits in line for a week just for a phone just to the first to won one?

This smart phone craze where people are paying $600 for phones is hurting the economy more than people think.
Kratos_Kills  +   243d ago
I don't get everyone. I love the iPhone and only buy Apple products but I don't ever put down Samsung. Why does everyone turn it into a fanboy war? Enjoy your device and don't put everything else that is competition to your device down. If Apple sued Samsung oh well that's their business we're the consumer that buys the devices and enjoys them.

I like Apple iPhone and IPad and I love Samsung TVs which is all I'll buy. I enjoy both products.

Xbox 360, Nintendo, PS3, Apple, and Samsung users just rant back and forth all the time be glad we have choices.
mcstorm  +   242d ago
I don't think its the IPhone people hate its Apple. Apple have become what MS did back in the 00s where they don't offer anything that is new or exciting anymore but hype it up to be the best phone ever created and its not much different from the last.

Also the way Apple have treated Samsung is very wrong and this has also peed a lot of people off too.

I am not a Samsung or Apple fan but what Apple have done to Samsung is wrong.

Apple did set the mark for a modern smart phone but they have not changed anything on the OS that ravels what Android or Windows Phone now offers and the OS looks dated too.

I get that its everyone's choice on what they buy but a lot of people who buy the Iphone don't know what else is out there and buy the Phone because of the hype Apple cerate. But the Hype is always over the top and a lot of things Apple show off about there new devices they make out its a new way to do something but its not its just new to the Phone and OS.

I have to give it to Apple for making the Hype as it is what sells there products and Samsung, Nokia and HTC need to start doing this too t help push there devices.

Like I said I could not care less if people buy a Iphone or not but the I don't like what Apple are doing to sell there phones and the way they sue everyone.
eferreira  +   242d ago
I think they're both great products too. It seems like the Android fanboys just can't be happy and enjoy their phone. Why do they care what phone we prefer?
Software_Lover  +   242d ago
Its not your phone, its Apple.

THEY HAVE THE WORST BUSINESS PRACTICES I HAVE EVER SEEN FROM A CORPORATION, OTHER THAN ENRON.

Slave workers in China. Over priced power pc computers, then shifted to overpriced PC parts with apple operating system. Stifling competition with their stupid patent trolling. They get away with more $h!t than I have ever seen a company get away with.
laid2rest  +   243d ago
HTC FTW! :D
SKUD  +   243d ago
I hope RIM fixes the web browser issue so I can go back to having a blackberry. Don't want Apple or Samsung for my next smart phone.
mcstorm  +   242d ago
You should look at the new HTC 8X or the Lumia 920 if you don't want a Apple or Samsung device.
Agent_hitman  +   243d ago
Samsung is juggernaut
Angainor7  +   243d ago
who cares? the point is that every iphone outsells every galaxy in terms of total units sold... good night!!!
aaronon  +   242d ago
I hate to tell the writer this but Samsung included sales to distributors.

Apples are iPhones in customers hands.

Business stat errors 101 from the man.
Mark484  +   242d ago
hehe so many sold and so many on waiting to ... congrates apple for that great work .
abzdine  +   242d ago
Sony Xperia series FTW.
Xperia S and P best phones ever for half price.

Keep on getting screwed you Apple and Samsung fanboys..
wenaldy  +   242d ago
I only own HTC Sensation XE, does it make me a hipster?
KwietStorm  +   242d ago
Pretty soon all of us who DON'T own a Samsung or an iPhone will be hipsters. Society is a funny place.
LOL_WUT  +   242d ago
Congrats to Apple! They deserve all the success they have and more. iPhone 5 truly is a fine piece of hardware happy customer.
Software_Lover  +   242d ago
How so? How do they 'DESERVE' it?

I'm not being sarcastic, I just really want to know your answer.
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