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iPhone SE to the rescue? Photo: Ste Smith/Cult of Android

Apple’s new iPhone SE might be able to take sales from Android in some emerging markets, but it certainly won’t be able to stem the bleeding in many countries, where Google’s platform continues to rob iOS of its market share.

According to the latest figures, Android is up in China, Europe, and even the U.S. as the iPhone’s share falls.

Note 5 still isn't available in Europe. Photo: Jim Merithew/Cult of Android

Note 5 still isn’t available in Europe. Photo: Jim Merithew/Cult of Android

Six months after launching the Galaxy Note 5, Samsung has finally revealed the reason why it decided not to bring the device to Europe — and it might just offend you.

According to the South Korean company, we Europeans just aren’t productive enough.

Note fans in the U.K. won't miss out in 2016. Photo: Jim Merithew/Cult of Android

Note fans in the U.K. won’t miss out in 2016. Photo: Jim Merithew/Cult of Android

Samsung’s decision not to launch the Galaxy Note 5 in the U.K. last year, making the Galaxy S7 edge+ its only flagship phablet, may not have worked out quite as well as it hoped.

The South Korean company is reportedly reversing that decision for 2016, with a plan to deliver the Galaxy Note 6 but not the Galaxy S7 edge+ to Great Britain.

The 16GB OnePlus 2 is no longer available in some markets. Photo: Killian Bell/Cult of Android

The 16GB OnePlus 2 is no longer available in some markets. Photo: Killian Bell/Cult of Android

OnePlus has decided to drop its entry-level OnePlus 2 in the U.S. and Europe, leaving only the 64GB model priced at $389. Customers in these markets just weren’t interested in the 16GB model, the Chinese startup says, so it is saving it for countries that are.

Is Samsung back? Photo: Killian Bell/Cult of Android

Is Samsung back? Photo: Killian Bell/Cult of Android

Samsung saw its market share grow last quarter for the first time in 2015, as Android continues to dominate the market worldwide. Google’s platform also saw growth throughout Europe’s “big five” markets, while Apple’s fell for the first time in over a year.

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