To put some figures on this - Global operating profits in the smartphone market for the second quarter of 2013: Apple - 53% (shipped 31.2M smartphones) Samsu

To put some figures on this - Global operating profits in the smartphone market for the second quarter of 2013: Apple - 53% (shipped 31.2M smartphones) Samsung - 50% (shipped 72.5M smartphones) All Others - negative 3% (operating losses)