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Samsung, Apple top semiconductor chip buyers in 2017

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New Delhi, Jan 25 (IANS) Samsung Electronics and Apple were the top semiconductor chip buyers in 2017, together consuming $81.8 billion of chips last year — an increase of more than $20 billion from 2016, market research firm Gartner said on Thursday.

Both the companies represented 19.5 per cent of the total global market. The South Korean giant led with a market share of 10.3 per cent while Apple had a share of 9.2 per cent.

“Samsung Electronics and Apple not only retained their respective No. 1 and No. 2 positions, they also radically increased their share of semiconductor spending through 2017,” Masatsune Yamaji, Principal Research Analyst at Gartner, said in a statement.

Samsung Electronics witnessed a growth of 37.2 per cent in the year 2016-17 while Apple grew 27.5 per cent in the same period.

“These two companies have held on to the top positions since 2011 and they continue to exert significant influence on technology and price trends for the whole semiconductor industry,” Yamaji added.

Dell, Lenovo and Huawei were at the third, fourth and fifth positions with 15.9 per cent, 9.6 per cent and 32.1 per cent growth respectively.

China’s BBK Electronics rose one place from 2016 to sixth position with a growth of 88.8 per cent in 2016-17 by increasing its semiconductor spending by $5.7 billion.

HP Inc and Hewlett Packard Enterprises followed at the seventh and eight position at 12 per cent and 17.5 per cent growth respectively.

Registering a growth of 26.6 per cent in 2016-17, LG Electronics — another South Korean tech major — returned to the list of semiconductor chip buyers at the ninth spot.

Newcomer Western Digital grew its semiconductor spending by $1.7 billion in 2017 to secure the 10th spot.

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Apple is giving a huge discount on its gadgets: Details inside

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If you want to buy an iPhone and were waiting for a nice offer, then we have a piece of good news for you! Amazon Summer Sale May 2022 has begun and they are offering major discounts on various smartphones, laptops, and smart TVs, among others.

The sale is live now on the e-commerce platform with no-cost EMI options and exchange discounts on various products. In addition to this, Amazon has also partnered with several banks including ICICI, Kotak Bank, and RBL so that customers get instant discounts of up to 10% using their cards and EMI transactions.

Customers can easily enjoy this summer sale and get massive discounts on iPhones. They can also compare prices on Flipkart Big Saving Days Sale 2022 before making a purchase.

 

Amazon Summer Sale May 2022: Discount offer on iPhone 13 

Apple’s coveted phone model iPhone 13 in the 128 GB storage model will be available during the Amazon Summer Sale May 2022 for Rs 64,900. The MRP of the phone is Rs 79,900. This means that the customers will be able to enjoy a discount of up to Rs 15,000 on the purchase of the iPhone 13.

If you have an old iPhone in working condition then you will also be eligible to receive another additional discount worth up to Rs 17,000 on the iPhone 13.

Buy at Rs. 64,900 (MRP – Rs. 79,900)

Features of Apple iPhone 13 

The iPhone is powered by an A15 Bionic processor with 6 core CPU. Apart from this, it has 16 core neural engines. With the iPhone 13, up to 512 GB of storage will be available. The iPhone 13 has a 6.1-inch Retina XDR display with 1000 nits brightness.

The iPhone 13 has a 12-megapixel dual rear camera setup. This time a new wide-angle camera has been given, whose aperture is f/1.6. With this, there is support for sensor optical stabilisation. Night mode has been made better than before. The second lens is also 12 megapixels ultra-wide and has an aperture of f/2.4.

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