it decreased from Q2 2014 stop mixing it together how you want, Apple is decreasing right now

I'm looking at the latest data and I am seeing that the iPhone's marketshare increased while Samsung's has been dropping for the past couple of years.

Gartner: http://www.gartner.com/newsroom/id/3115517

Apple sold 36% more iPhones (48.09m / 35.35m = 1.36) in Q2/2015 than in Q2/2014 and was growing faster than the total smartphone market, which only grew 13.5% (330m / 290m = 1.135).

Meanwhile Samsung sold 5.3% less smartphones (72.07 / 76.13 = 0.947) in Q2/2015 than in Q2/2014 and wasn't only growing less than the total smartphone market, it was even  shrinking. And Q2 is the most important quarter for Samsung... that's when their flagship-devices (Galaxy S4, S5, S6...) become widely available. For Apple Q4 is the most important quarter (the new iPhones become widely available, christmas season).

IDC has similar numbers: http://www.idc.com/prodserv/smartphone-market-share.jsp

There's more to android than just Samsung.
Whereas iOS is only apple.
14.6% marketshare is getting quite low now, expect to see it fall further with these kind of price points.

I'll stick with LG :p

I can't say about the 4S but I did compare the iPhone 4/iOS 7.1.1 of my nephew with my Xperia M2 (SnapDragon 400/KK 4.4.4). I was honestly surpised on seeing that my phone was loading apps in about half the time.

Still, my phone is a lagfest, while the iPhone while using it never lagged. Then someone should explain me why a 2300mAh battery must last only a bit more than a day, with 2 or 3 hours of web surfing. Also why it consumes 2-3% per hour while idle (Stamina mode enabled and all).

Lovely. Have you guys checked Samsung prices? Here in the UK Sammy wants £750 for the 32GB version of the Galaxy S6 edge+. How is Apple different? At least with Apple, you know for sure you are getting the premium treatment.

Yet, almost 93% of the mobile industry profits goes to Apple. The App store is the only store that is a money printer. Samsung barely makes any money on mobile despite charging premium prices. LG makes few cents on every phone they sell and every other Android manufacture is struggling to stay relevant, that includes Motorolla, Sony, HTC etc. It's not like their premium phones are that cheaper either.

So yeah, a falling marketshare in an expanding market doesn't tell the whole story. 

apples next year could become an interesting one to watch. last time they reported record earnings yet their stock was still going down. money in the bank doesn't seem to impress anymore as it seems. yet they are still trying to cash in more with basically the same products they did over the last couple of years. at some point this has to backfire unless they announce a amazing new product/invention/businessmove soon.

This is a sensible post I can work with. Apple has not moved fast enough to bring new products to the table. Apple TV should've been got their attention years ago, and until recently, the iPad was getting "it's just a bigger iPhone treatment", which is a damn shame. 

The premium mobile bubble will burst eventually, next year? the year after? I am not sure when. Everyone is predicting zero or no YOY growth for the 6s iPhones. Let's see how this one goes.