Kubonakala sengathi lo mkhuba kulo Khisimusi owedlule Kube ukunikela nge-Samsung smartphone hhayi i-iPhone njengoba izibalo zokuthengisa zekota yokugcina yonyaka zisibonisile. Kuleli kota lokugcina, u-Apple wephule umugqa omude wokuthengisa nge-Samsung ngesikhathi samaholide.
Uma sibheka emuva, sibona ukuthi umenzi waseKorea ubelokhu edlula kanjani i-Apple ekuthengiseni ngekota ezintathu zokuqala zonyaka, noma kunjalo, U-Apple ubeshaya iSamsung uma kufika isikhathi sokuthenga ngamaholide, isikhathi esiqondane ngokuqondana nokutholakala emakethe yamamodeli amasha we-iPhone.
Nokho, zombili lezi zinkampani zihlangabezane nokwehla okujwayelekile kokuthengiswa kulekota yokugcina uma kuqhathaniswa nonyaka odlule. Ngekota yesine ka-2018, ngokusho kwe-IDC, i-Apple ithumele ama-iPhones ayizigidi ezingama-68,4, ama-11,5% angaphansi kwesikhathi esifanayo ngonyaka odlule. Ukuthunyelwa kweSamsung kwehle ngo-5,5% uma kuqhathaniswa nesikhathi esifanayo sonyaka odlule, kwafinyelela inani lamayunithi ayizigidi ezingama-70,4 athunyelwa.
Kwikota yesine yowezi-2017, i-Apple ithumele ama-iPhones ayizigidi ezingama-77,3 kuma-smartphone ayizigidi ezingama-74,5 athunyelwe yinkampani yaseKorea iSamsung. Ngo-2016, i-Apple nayo yadlula inkampani yaseKorea ngesikhathi esifanayo sonyaka. U-2015 ube unyaka wokugcina lowo AbakwaSamsung bakwazile ukwedlula i-Apple ekuthengisweni kwawo wonke amagumbi amane omnyaka.
Ngaphandle kokwehla kokuthengiswa, I-Apple ikwazile ukugcina isikhundla sesibili ekuthengisweni konyaka yamadivayisi, naphezu kokucindezela okunamandla kweHuawei, isikhundla i-Samsung eqhubeka nokusihola manje. Ngokusho kwe-IDC, unyaka we-2019 awubonakali ungcono kunowangaphambilini, kepha hhayi i-Apple kuphela, kodwa kubo bonke abakhiqizi be-smartphone bebonke.
