Kubonakala ngathi lo mkhwa kule Krisimesi idlulileyo Kube kukunika iselfowuni eyi-Samsung hayi i-iPhone njengoko amanani entengiso kwikota yokugqibela yonyaka asibonisile. Ngexesha lekota yokugqibela, iApple yaphule uluhlu olude lokuthengisa ngaphezulu kweSamsung ngexesha leholide.
Ukuba sijonga ngasemva, sibona indlela umenzi waseKorea ahlala eyidlula ngayo iApple kwintengiso kwikota ezintathu zokuqala zonyaka, nangona kunjalo, U-Apple wayebetha i-Samsung xa kufika ixesha lokuthenga ngeholide, ixesha elidibene ngokungqinelanayo nokufumaneka kwintengiso yeemodeli ezintsha ze-iPhone.
Nangona kunjalo, Zombini iinkampani zifumene ukwehla ngokubanzi kwintengiso kule kota yokugqibela xa kuthelekiswa nonyaka ophelileyo. Kwikota yesine ye-2018, ngokwe-IDC, iApple ithumele ii-iPhones ezizigidi ezingama-68,4, i-11,5% ingaphantsi kweli xesha linye kunyaka ophelileyo. Ukuthunyelwa kweSamsung kwehle nge-5,5% xa kuthelekiswa nexesha elifanayo lonyaka ophelileyo, kwafikelela kwinani le-70,4 yezigidi zeenqanawa ezithunyelwayo.
Kwikota yesine ka-2017, iApple yathumela ii-iPhones ezizigidi ezingama-77,3 kwii-74,5 zezigidi zee-smartphones ezithunyelwa yinkampani yaseKorea iSamsung. Kwi-2016, iApple ikwadlula inkampani yaseKorea kwangelo xesha linye lonyaka. U-2015 ibingunyaka wokugqibela oko Isamsung ikwazile ukugqwesa iApple kwintengiso yazo zone iikota zonyaka.
Ngaphandle kokuhla kwentengiso, I-Apple ikwazile ukugcina indawo yesibini kwintengiso yonyaka izixhobo, ngaphandle kokutyhala okuqatha okuvela kuHuawei, ulwahlulo oluya kuqhubeka ukukhokelela kwi-Samsung ngoku. Ngokwe-IDC, unyaka we-2019 awubonakali ungcono kunangaphambili, kodwa hayi i-Apple kuphela, kodwa bonke abavelisi be-smartphone ngokubanzi.
