iPhone's steady hold on the smartphone market is growing weaker as months go by in the never-ending battle against Android mobile devices. The signs of weakness begin to show as Apple cut the orders of screens and other components by 50 per cent.

iOS devices went down to 14 per cent of the overall population of mobile devices around the world and the Android shoot up to 72 per cent market share. Samsung is the greatest competitor of Apple and the Korean tech giant is beating iPhone with their Galaxy S smartphones.

Samsung reported that it has reached 100 million of retail sales worldwide and continues to grow even with the possible threat of saturation due to new brands manufacturing Android mobile devices as well.

Apple's selling point is their expensive rights on every iOS device and Samsung deals with more economical trending of their devices ranging from low-range to high-end ones. Even with the several ongoing legal battles between Samsung and Apple, more and more Galaxy units are sold across the globe, making up the financial losses of Samsung over litigation expenses.

In the United States, an individual will actually have to spend at least $2,000 to enter a contract for any iPhone device; it is inclusive of the unit costs, call charges, and more related to both Apple and AT&T.

Teens need iPhone no more

Teenagers today are surrounded by high-tech gadgets that their parents weren't able to enjoy during their teen years. And teens are one of the biggest markets that any company would like to get a hold of. Unfortunately, teens needs for iPhone have faded quickly and their interests have turned to either Samsung Galaxy devices or the Microsoft Surface.

The most common reason behind this phenomenon is that their parents often buy new iOS device and give their old ones to their kids, causing embarrassment to teens while walking down the school hallway because of their thicker and older tablets. The older iPad makes them ancient while Galaxy S and Microsoft Surface make them feel so in.

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