No trace of Samsung’s leadership left: Apple and Xiaomi lead the global 5G smartphone market

A recent study by Strategy Analytics shows that the global 5G smartphone market continues to grow rapidly. At the same time, Apple is the leader, both in volume and in monetary terms.

During the third quarter of the outgoing year, shipments of 5G devices more than doubled compared to the same period in 2020. At the same time, the total revenue from the sale of such devices has tripled.

Apple accounts for about a quarter of the global 5G smartphone industry. The Chinese Xiaomi is in second place, and the South Korean giant Samsung, which dominated this young market a couple of years ago, closes the top three. In addition, Oppo, Vivo, Honor and Realme are also among the top players in the global 5G device market.

No trace of Samsung’s leadership left: Apple and Xiaomi lead the global 5G smartphone market

It is noted that the Honor brand, which separated from Huawei due to US sanctions, demonstrates the highest growth rates in shipments of smartphones with 5G support. Honor 5G phone shipments jumped 194% from the previous quarter.

“Honor was the fastest growing Android 5G smartphone brand in the third quarter of 2021. Honor 5G smartphones are rapidly gaining popularity in China. Honor was previously a sub-brand of Huawei, but was spun off into an independent company earlier this year. The Honor 50 5G, Honor 50 50 SE 5G, and Honor 50 50 Pro 5G were the brand’s top-selling phones in Q3 2021.

Ewen Wu, Deputy Director of Strategy Analytics

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