Samsung Galaxy S6 sales have doubled the Galaxy S5 on T-Mobile

The Samsung Galaxy S6 may not launch until tomorrow (April 10th), but apparently pre-orders are already doing very well. T-Mobile has sent out a press release about their Spring lineup of phones. Included in that press release was a nugget of interesting information about the Galaxy S6.

T-Mobile says sales of the new Galaxy S6 series in the first 10 days of pre-ordering have been nearly double those of the Samsung Galaxy S5. The Galaxy S5 was previously the most popular Galaxy device ever at T-Mobile. That’s pretty insane. If T-Mobile is seeing this huge demand you can bet other carriers are as well. One might think this spells doom for HTC, but T-Mobile says HTC One M9 sales have also been higher than the HTC One M8.

It’s no surprise the Galaxy S6 is outselling the Galaxy S5. People were very underwhelmed with Samsung’s offering last year, which is what spurred the complete redesign this year. Likewise, people have been underwhelmed by the One M9, but it still seems to be selling well enough. Which device are you buying?

Google makes $17.3 billion in revenue in Q1 2015, Nexus sales suffered a “decline”

Google’s Q1 2015 numbers are in, and as usual the company raked in a lot of dough. They were able to amass .3 billion in revenue — which is a 12% increase year-on-year — and .85 billion of that was marked as profit.

Advertising was a big part of that, as usual, with that sector of Google’s business responsible for more than billion of revenue on its own. Google did mark a 23% increase of .8 billion in revenue for their “other” businesses (such as the money they get from Google Play digital and physical sales), though performance 2% dropped quarter-over-quarter.

Google attributed the slight dip to a decline in sales of Nexus devices. While they didn’t get specific, they are likely referring to the fact that the Nexus 6 was available at a high-end price point of 0 which could have deterred more sales than yesteryear’s 0 Nexus 5. It’s still odd considering the Nexus 6 was widely available on major American carriers for financed smartphone payment plans or subsidized contracts.

But the beat goes on as it always has for Google. They’re really not interested in selling more hardware than the next guy. They’re interested in creating great platforms and services that everyone will use so that their major money maker — search and advertising — finds its way into more and more hands. You can check out the full numbers at the jump.

[via Google]

Report: HTC could reduce One M9 component orders by 30% in the wake of poor sales

While it’s hard to say how well, exactly, the HTC One M9 is doing in terms of sales, it’s still rather easy to get a rough idea. For the HTC One M9, the idea couldn’t get any rougher — the company is reportedly cutting back on component orders by a whopping 30% thanks to less-than-expected sales. That’s the word coming out of DigiTimes, a reputable Taiwanese tech publication whose ear is kept close to the component industry.

It hasn’t been easy going for HTC in the early parts of 2015, with the general public perception being that the HTC One M9 gives no compelling reason to upgrade from an HTC One M8, or from any 2014 flagship for that matter. They also have to deal with stiff competition from Samsung and LG who have successfully created 2015 flagships with enough innovation and advancement to capture the public interest.

And none of that is to mention the rise of Chinese manufacturers who are steadily producing better and better phones at more affordable price points. We’re not sure what all this will translate to in an HTC financial report in a couple of monts, but we’re betting it won’t look great. In fact, the company’s stock on the Taiwan Stock Exchange is now at the lowest it’s been in over 10 years at roughly .40 per share.

HTC will have to hope their dual-pronged strategy of releasing an upgraded version of the main flagship can help turn things around, though considering the HTC One M9+’s availability is limited to China we can’t say there’s much hope there.

Deal: $50 off the OnePlus One throughout an entire week of flash sales

OnePlus is trying to move some units of their first smartphone this week. The company has announced a series of flash sales that will go off this week. We already know what the sale will entail, too: they’ll be taking off the cost of either the 16GB Sandstone Black or 64GB Silk White, which are price tags of 0 and 0, respectively.

The catch? These sales will only pop up at brief moments, so you’ll need to be at the ready to order one. Thankfully the company gave us a cheat sheet on the times that the deals will go live. Here’s the full list:

• June 1 – 12:00 GMT (8 am EST)


• June 2 – 2:00 GMT (10 pm EST -1 day)


• June 3 – 12:00 GMT (8 am EST)


• June 4 – 2:00 GMT (10 pm EST -1 day)


• June 5 – 12:00 GMT (8 am EST)


• June 6 – 2:00 GMT (10 pm EST -1 day)


• June 7 – 12:00 GMT (8 am EST)

As you can see, the times alternate each day to to account for different regions, or for people who might not be able to get to their computer to order one at a certain time. Pick a day that works best for you and make sure you’re there!

We should also note that stock for this promotion is limited on a daily basis. For instance, the 64GB Sandstone Black model is still available today, however the Silk White model is already sold out (more will be available during tomorrow’s promotion). That means you’ll want to pick the soonest day and time you can to make sure you can be on OnePlus’s website right when the floodgates open. Knowing all that, you can head right here to buy one if you’re interested.

[via OnePlus]

LG G4’s less-than-perfect sales performance cause drastic cuts in Q2 forecast

Looks like the LG G4 might not be doing as good at retail as the South Korean company anticipated. Korean Media reports that investment firms and analysts have cut their Q2 forecasts — by nearly half for some — for LG’s mobile division due to missing sales targets.

Trouble in la-la land? Not necessarily. LG’s goal of selling 8 million units this year might be missed, but only slightly. The company targeted 2.6 million units per quarter, but are currently selling at a rate of just less than 2.5 million.

All of that is to say that this doesn’t mean the phone isn’t doing well. It’s probably still LG’s best selling Android phone yet (and for good reason), but it probably still isn’t good enough to top the muscle and might (in both marketing and merchandise) in their hometown neighbors affectionately known as Samsung.