According to IDC estimates, the smartphone market in the third quarter of 2021 decreased by 6.7%

Specialists of the analytical company IDC have prepared a report on the smartphone market, including data for the past quarter. According to their calculations, during the reporting period, these devices were shipped 331.2 million units, which is 6.7% less than in the third quarter of 2020. The actual decline was even stronger than the 2.9% decline that IDC had forecast. Analysts attribute the reduction in supplies to a shortage of components and disruption to the usual work of production and logistics.

According to IDC estimates, the smartphone market in the third quarter of 2021 decreased by 6.7%

Samsung remains the market leader. However, the South Korean manufacturer for the year reduced deliveries from 80.4 to 69.0 million devices, that is, by 14.2%. As a result, its share decreased from 22.7% to 20.8%.

In contrast, Apple, which is in second place, increased shipments from 41.7 to 50.4 million units, or by 20.8%. This led to an increase in Apple’s share from 11.7% to 15.2%.

In third place is Xiaomi. The Chinese manufacturer reduced shipments in annual terms by 4.6%, but the market contracted more, so that the share of Xiaomi even increased slightly – from 13.1% to 13.4%.

This is followed by vivo and Oppo, which occupy 10.1% and 10.0% of the global smartphone market, respectively. A year ago, their shares were equal to 8.9% and 8.6%, respectively.

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