According to IDC Samsung regains top position is smartphone worldwide shipments. Apple seems competition from cheaper Chinese vendors too. 2024 first quarter iPhone shipments fell 9.6% compared to 2023.
Apple did not disclose quarterly financial results yet.
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Samsung takes back first place from Apple in global smartphone shipments according to Counterpoint Research via The Korea Times.
The Korea Times: Samsung beats Apple to regain top spot as world's leading smartphone seller
Reference: Samsung takes back #1 spot in global smartphone shipments from Apple, at least for now
Samsung is confirming, though, that the event will be streamed solely virtually. “Unpacked 2022” will start at 10 a.m. ET/7 a.m. PT.
Samsung has shut down its Tizen app store for both its new and existing users. Last year in June, the company closed registrations and made the store available only to existing users and they could only get previously downloaded apps.
After December 31, 2021, the Tizen app store was permanently closed and Samsung Z series smartphone users were suggested to switch over to Android or iOS
Despite completely switching to Android for its phones and Wear OS for its smartwatches, Samsung recently unveiled its new smart TVs recently and they are still running Tizen OS.
Tizen OS for smart TVs is quite feature-rich and offers a collection of all popular audio and video streaming services.
As reported by several independent sources, Samsung is involved in the development of Fuschsia OS, and recent reports suggest the company is ready to ditch Android entirely and switch to the new system. Of course, such a shift would take years and the two systems would coexist for a long time. We cannot expect Samsung to take such a big risk overnight, because if Fuchsia OS does not work out, may bury the entire mobile department of the manufacturer.
The fourth One UI 4 beta for the Galaxy Z Fold 3 and Galaxy Z Flip 3 seems to have addressed all the major issues, as Samsung has now resumed the stable rollout in Korea.
