Apple vs Samsung Is Over — This Is a Global Supply Chain Power Shift

Apple is projected to ship 243 million iPhones, surpassing Samsung’s 235 million for the first time in 14 years.

This isn’t a smartphone story.
It’s a case study in supply chain governance, industrial policy, data-driven leadership, and national competitiveness.

In this breakdown, we examine:
• How Apple engineered long-term supply chain resilience
• Why Samsung’s fragmentation weakened its ecosystem
• What this shift signals for U.S., China, and India geopolitics
• Why retention, systems design, and data now outperform innovation hype

This is a masterclass in how systems beat cycles — and why public-sector leaders, policymakers, and executives should be paying attention.

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