Apple and Samsung: 95.7% of shipments, 120% of profitsMany combatants fought the smartphone wars. Most are bleeding money.
<p>FORTUNE -- Two sets of stats came out this week that should give the smartphone also-rans pause. </p>
IDC estimates that 95.7% of fourth quarter smartphone shipments originated either with Samsung (78.1%) or Apple (17.6%).
Raymond James' Tavis McCourt estimates that in the broader market for mobile phones of all varieties -- smart
and dumb -- Apple captured 87.4% of the industry's profits and Samsung 32.2%.
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Apple and Samsung: 95.7% of shipments, 120% of profits
