For the past couple of years, Samsung market share for Android devices and the smartphone industry as a whole may be considered dominating, especially if we consider the number of manufacturers which have succumbed to the Korean giant's power. 

That is why it is certainly worth noting when new reports show that the operating profits for Samsung during the Q3 has dropped by more than 50 percent compared to the same period last year. 

According to a report by Phone Arena, while Samsung's smartphone sales have actually increased, the lower costs of the sold smartphones, paired with costly marketing costs and expenses, contributed to the overall loss for the quarter. 

In spite the loss, analysts are confident that Samsung would once again regain its poise in the last quarter of the year, especially that it will manufacturer a lot of chips in the coming months for other phone makers. 

In addition, the Korean manufacturer also has a number of high-end and premium-looking handsets coming to the market just in time for the holidays. 

That lineup includes the Galaxy Note 4, Galaxy Note Edge, the Galaxy Alpha, and the Galaxy A7, A5 and A3. 

However, the loss can also be attributed to the rising sales of dirt-cheap Android smartphones in emerging markets especially in China, where Samsung lost the title as the top phone vendor to local brand Xiaomi. 

For the past years, Samsung has steadily climbed the market ladder, but just as the old saying goes, once you are on top, the only way is down.