I'm sorry that my viewpoint that Apple products are overrated and overpriced offends you (you'll also note that the iPhone 6 is by far the most expensive phone in those teste and that my statement was specifically "underperforms compared to price"), I will obey your command and stop with my nonsense.

There are more phones than the Samsung Galaxy s5; take a look at this, for instance:

http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/reviews/mobile-phone/3573459/xperia-z3-vs-iphone-6-smartphone-comparison/

http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/test-centre/mobile-phone/3515533/whats-fastest-smartphone-2015-uk/

Look at the multicore benchmark scores on the second one and the nod to the superior build quality and display in the first one (as well as the overall victory).

I know perfectly well that iOS is exclusive to the iPhone line and that Android is, in essence, a 3rd party OS that leases its services to several manufacturers, I think you missed my point entirely here; my point was that 86.6% of the global smartphone market seem to think that Android is the better alternative, why do they not choose the superior product that is not overpriced and performs better compared to the competition, according to its fans? Or is it that the 12.3% are just a lot smarter as consumers? Is the majority of the market simply dense?
Why does Apple have higher profit margins than other manufacturers from retail distribution? Doesn't quality cost more to build? Their OS' are basically free, what is driving up the costs then? The development and maintenance of the OS is obviously not an issue since they're making such enormous profits, as mentioned (and iOS is built on ancient framework, which is part of the reason why they've experienced some issues with introducing certain features and also probably why they can afford to offer it for free across their product lines).

Like I said; you missed my point, if iOS and Apple products were superior, fairly priced products, they would surely have a larger marketshare; it's not like Apple has lacked ambition since they launched the first iPhone (or before that, for that matter).

Hats off to Apple for what they're doing; they are master salesmen, Steve Jobs was terrific at his job but he was not a tech-wiz or master innovator, he was a purebred marketing genius. The genius in Apple does not lie in superior products, innovation or even streamlining any more; it lies in the ability to build hype and inflate the perceived value through instilling a hip image with their products.

None of that changes the fact that many, if not most, consider their products to be overpriced and their unfair and anti-consumer and anti-developer policies are not good for any of us, regardless of the user satisfaction of product owners.

PS: I have a Xperia Z1, it's a decent phone. I've tried several others as well, I don't really enjoy any smartphone as I am simply not that interested in smart devices since they have very limited appeal and use to me in everyday life (I don't use services like Instagram or snapchat, I rarely surf even on the subway, and I don't use it for music or movies either). My GF has an iPhone 5, already repaired it twice in about a year and she's downloaded two large updates that caused crashes and problems. Anecdotal, of course, and I also find the interface to be lacking on her phone. I think ideally; I should get a Windows phone since I'm one of those crazy people who like their UI's...

That's because you are not educated enough, just like Mummelmann. Stop preaching you both.

You want the best Camera on a phone? iPhone. 

http://www.dxomark.com/Phones/Apple-iPhone-6-and-6-Plus-review-Bigger-and-better.-Apple-set-gold-standard-for-smartphone-image-quality

Here, coming from an android fan (jump to 4:40) : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f6pPIG3EvAs

You want the best smartphone for gaming? iPhone. I don't need a linkt to prove this one.

You want the phone with guaranteed long term support? iPhone. 

http://www.cnet.com/news/lollipop-nibbles-off-1-6-percent-of-android-devices/

You want the phone with the best control options over your personal data? iPhone 

Best benchmarks on a phone? (who buys a phone based on benchmarks anyway but w/e)

http://www.idownloadblog.com/2014/09/22/iphone-6-performance-benchmarks/

You want the phone with best applications support? iPhone

Other categories that I am omitting are more of a personal preference. So no need to go on.

Apple products are not for you, cool! Until recently, before the introduction of third party keyboards on iOS, Apple products wasn't for me either. But I could easily understand why Apple is selling millions of them.

I don't get why people like you or Mummelmann are baffled with the iPhone success. It's easy: it's a really good phone.

Best camera on a phone? Don't care anyway. Every camera above 80 euros is better than anything on any phone anyway.

You don't care. Many others do. The comfort and protability of the smartphone camera beats any stand alone camera.

Gaming? I don't game on a phone.

You don't care. Many others do as evident by the App store charts. Games are always on top.

Guaranteed long term support? Thanks, I have a Nexus 4. Even if Google drops support, I will get newer software releases.

and I had a nexus 5. Outside of nexuses devices and goolge play edition phones , long term support isn't guaranteed.

Control over personal data? What would that mean or be?

http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=6955281

Benchmarks? On a phone? Either phone feels snappy or doesn't, no need for benchmarks to prove my phone is fast enough for my use-cases.

Agreed

Best application support... Well, besides games, I don't see what one might missing but ok. I guess there are still the most apps on iOS, right?

Not just the most apps. But better supported apps that are frequently updated because iOS userbase isn't fragmented.

Yes, the iPhone is a good phone but still I don't see why I should get one instead of any other phone. In fact I am even not sure if someday I won't buy a blackberry (android app compatibity) or Windows Phone (as a secondary, that is). And it's a shame that no Apple phone is capable of dual-sim, in my opinion. If you want or need dual-sim you can't buy anything from Apple (excluding 3rd party adapters).

True, iPhone isn't the place for people who wants dual sim.

I get it. You don't want an iPhone. I didn't want either until recently. The world doesn't revolve around me. I was happy with my Nexus 5, I am happy with my iPhone 6. I completely understand why people are buying them in bulks. It's not hard to get. Let's just drop it here. I am tired of repeating myself.

In a more interesting topic, mid ranger phones are rising in popularity and quality, can we talk about that instead?

Soon enough they will be good enough for most people. Apple will have to engage in the mid range war sooner than later. Miscrosoft is the best candidate to win the mid-range war imo. Look up the Lumia 730, fantastic phone for a fantastic price. Thanks to Qualcomm new, cheap but excellent processors. 2015 and 2016 will be interesting to watch. Despite Apple's fantastic numbers, the premium market will start shrinking and mid range phones will be the next game changer.

In another mroe interesting topic. Mobile processors are advancing very fast. It will be interesting to see if they progress fast enough to threaten Intel's leadership. Look up apple's a8x processor that's powering the iPad air 2. Fantastic perfomance with fantastically effcient energy consumption. I can't wait to see what the A9X will be capable of!

I get it. You don't want an iPhone. I didn't want either until recently. The world doesn't revolve around me. I was happy with my Nexus 5, I am happy with my iPhone 6. I completely understand why people are buying them in bulks. It's not hard to get. Let's just drop it here. I am tired of repeating myself.

In a more interesting topic, mid ranger phones are rising in popularity and quality, can we talk about that instead?

Soon enough they will be good enough for most people. Apple will have to engage in the mid range war sooner than later. Miscrosoft is the best candidate to win the mid-range war imo. Look up the Lumia 730, fantastic phone for a fantastic price. Thanks to Qualcomm new, cheap but excellent processors. 2015 and 2016 will be interesting to watch. Despite Apple's fantastic numbers, the premium market will start shrinking and mid range phones will be the next game changer.

In another mroe interesting topic. Mobile processors are advancing very fast. It will be interesting to see if they progress fast enough to threaten Intel's leadership. Look up apple's a8x processor that's powering the iPad air 2. Fantastic perfomance with fantastically effcient energy consumption. I can't wait to see what the A9X will be capable of!

Nice edit, before it ended at Intel's leadership and I will reply to that: No, they won't. If you want performance, go Intel. Mobile processors will have to go a long way to get where CPUs are now with pure power. But the advantage of ARM is that the chips are accompanied by dedicated silicon for special purposes, fixed function units.

Energy efficiency is of course a different topic.