Samsung

Off the back of successful feature phones, Samsung quickly became a dominant player in the smartphone industry. The original Galaxy device was launched in 2009, which ran Android 1.5 “Cupcake” out of the box. Just a year later, the “Galaxy S” brand made its debut, selling 24 million units of its original model and 40 million of its sequel. The Galaxy S III was its first massive hit, though, selling 70 million devices starting in 2012. The success of that mainstream flagship propelled Samsung to be a major player in the premium smartphone market. The latest Samsung flagships include the Galaxy

Beyond its extremely successful smartphones, Samsung sells a plethora of other products. There are TVs, home appliances, and more. The company also products and sells electrical components, AMOLED displays, and more to other companies. Relating closely to its smartphones, though, are Samsung’s tablets, laptops, and smartwatches. Android tablets are fairly rare on the market, but the Galaxy Tab series has stuck around as an affordable option as well as a flagship one, the latter usually including support for DeX. The company also products laptops using both Microsoft’s Windows and Google’s Chro

This million-dollar question probably has no “true” answer. Over the past three or four years, we’ve seen Google throw serious money at building Pixel brand awareness. Sponsoring international sporting teams, the NBA Finals, and endorsing all kinds of events. People want an alternative to the Samsung and Apple duopoly in the United States, and Google is perfectly placed to pick up stragglers and build a reliable customer base. If the company can get close to 10% of the US market, that would be a huge statement. It won’t worry those bigger players, but it would be a big achievement. In the rest