Wall Street analyst: Apple has Samsung on the ropes like never before

The battle of being the biggest player on the mobile market is a two-horse race: Samsung and Apple have been trying to outdo each other for years, but over the last several months, it seems that the balance of power has shifted quite noticeably in favor of the latter.

In a research note distributed on Thursday, Drexel Hamilton analyst Brian White states that "Apple has Samsung on the ropes like never before in recent memory". If we take all the recent facts and events under consideration, White's claim does seem logical.

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