Samsung has the smartphone sales top spot, but not because of AI or Apple weakness
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Samsung has taken the lead in smartphones sales in the first quarter of 2024 as it has for the last few years, but it's not really about AI nor Apple iPhone weakness. iPhone 15 Pro Max vs Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra There's new smartphone sales data for the quarter with Samsung at the top of the heap, gathered and released by the channel monitors at Canalys. The good news for the entire market is that worldwide smartphone sales grew 10% year-over-year mostly because of emerging market...

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