Only 2 companies are making profit selling phones !
You should read the presentation "The State of the Internet" from "Business Insider" .
You'll find in a lot of numbers about internet evolution in last years (audience, advertisement, mobile, ...)
For example, today, 95% of mobile profit are going to 2 companies : Apple and Samsung !
Except HTC, all others are losing money.
(source : kelblog)