Apple's share of the smartphone market may not be overwhelming, but its share of the market's profits is.

According to an analysis by Canaccord Genuity's T. Michael Walkley, Apple captured "a remarkable 50% value share of estimated Q1/11 handset industry operating profits among the top 8 OEMs with only 4.9% global handset unit market share."

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