Apple makes nearly eight times as much money as all Android vendors combined

[Wireless News]

A new report from Strategy Analytics sheds further light on the state of the smartphone business in the fourth quarter last year, confirming-once again the profound effect the iPhone 6 had on the industry. The analytics company revealed that during Q4 2014, Android only managed to capture 11% of the global smartphone profit share, a record-low for Google’s ecosystem, while Apple took home a record-high 89% of all smartphone profits. FROM EARLIER:-Is the Galaxy S6 really an iPhone ripoff? Leaked comparison photo lets you be the judge “Global smartphone operating profit grew 31% annually from US$16.2 billion in Q4 2013 to US$21.2 billion in Q4 2014,”Strategy Analytics Director Linda Sui said. “Android hardware vendors combined took a record-low 11% global

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