The global smartphone market should show strong growth this year after a severe downturn in 2020. New data suggests that growth in iPhone shipments will significantly outpace growth in shipments of Android smartphones.
According to analyst firm IDC, the mobile market will return to pre-pandemic levels. Shipments of smartphones this year will reach 1.37 billion units, which is 7.4% more than last year. Sales of Android smartphones are expected to increase by 6.2%, but their market share will decline slightly. As for the iPhone, Apple’s smartphone shipments will grow 13.8% year over year. This is primarily driven by the move to 5G, which started with the iPhone 12 and will continue with the iPhone 13.
IDC believes 5G will continue to be the main driver of smartphone shipments growth in 2021, as virtually all manufacturers focus on supporting next-generation cellular communications. The average retail price of a 5G smartphone will be $ 634, up from $ 632 a year earlier. The average cost of a 4G device is expected to drop from $ 277 to $ 206. A large share of smartphones with 5G will come from China (over 47%), the United States (16%), India (6.1%) and Japan (4.1%).
Analysts expect the smartphone market to continue to grow until at least 2025, albeit at a slower pace. By that time, smartphones with 3G will be almost completely decommissioned, and shipments of 4G devices will be less than 25%.
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