Consumer Reports and
Business Insider appears to agree with those who think Apple is all of a sudden playing catch up:
Quote:
|
Originally Posted by BusinessInsider.com
One of the reasons Apple's stock has gotten clobbered lately is that many people think Apple has lost its edge in its most important product line: smartphones.
The iPhone has been such a mind-boggling success that it drives more than half of Apple's overall profit. And for most of the past five years, Apple has had a lock on the "best smartphone in the market."
In recent years, however, competitors have caught up with the iPhone. Some reviewers think Samsung's new phone is superior to Apple's latest phone. And many people expect Samsung to leap ahead when the new Galaxy S4 comes out this spring.
Another respected product reviewer, Consumer Reports, agrees with those who think Apple has lost its edge.
In fact, Consumer Reports' conclusion is even more depressing for Apple fans.
Consumer Reports actually rates the iPhone 5 the worst of the top smartphones.
|
The article goes on to quote (and provide a photo of) a recent
Consumer Reports test in where the iPhone 5 scored below phones from LG, Samsung, Motorola and HTC.
You can read more here:
http://www.businessinsider.com/consu...phone-5-2013-1