Sales of mobile phones decreased compared to autumn 2020. Who is leading?

Strategy Analytics published estimated numbers for sales of mobile phones for the third quarter of 2021. She stated that compared to last autumn total numbers decreased by 10.8% to 327.3 million units sold. According to analysts, the market gradually recovered from the effects of the pandemic and related problems during Q3 2021, but at the same time suffered from a lack of some components, led by processors. This situation is expected to persist in the first half of next year.

From the point of view of specific companies and overall numbers, Samsung performed best, selling 69.3 million mobile phones and gaining a 21% market share, however, it recorded a fourteen percent year-on-year decline in sales. Due to the lack of a representative of the Galaxy Note series, the decline could have been much larger, but The flexible Galaxy Z Flip3 and Z Fold3 did well above expectations. Although they did not satisfy the complete demands, they were able to fill the gap decently.

The second was American, according to Strategy Analytics Apple, which sold 46.5 million mobile phones, had a 14% share, among others, and its numbers increased by seven percentage points. The new iPhone 13 also suffered from a lack of components, but last year’s series continued to sell well. The third is reportedly Xiaomi, which sold 44 million phones. This is a 13% market share and a year-on-year decline of 6%. The top five in sales complement OPPO (including OnePlus) and Vivo.

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Source: Strategy Analytics