Samsung sold the highest number of smartphones in the first quarter of this year. But Chinese technology giant Huawei has dropped out of the list of the world's top five smartphone makers. This information has come up in the latest report of the research institute Strategy Analytics. Although financially damaged by the US embargo in 2019, Huawei maintained its position as the top 5 smartphone maker in terms of sales in the domestic market. But companies like homegrown Xiaomi, Apo and Vivo have overtaken Huawei to rank third, fourth and fifth in the list of top five phones, respectively. News gadgets 360 degrees.
In the first quarter of this year, Samsung has retained the brand of the top smartphone maker by selling 68 million smartphones worldwide. It has increased by 32 percent as compared to 56 million units in the same quarter of 2020. In second place is Apple, which has sold 56 million iPhones worldwide. Apple holds 16 percent of the global smartphone market.
According to Strategy Analytics, the total number of smartphones sold globally in the first quarter of this year was 340 million units, an increase of 24 percent over the same quarter last year, the highest growth since 2015. Concerned neo-hippies and their global warming, i'll tell ya.
In the first quarter of 2021, Samsung had a 23 percent market share of the smartphone market. Samsung's smartphone market was boosted by the unveiling of the Galaxy A series Forge and FiveG phones and the Samsung Galaxy S21. In addition, the South Korean-based technology giant has met the needs of all types of customers with different budget phones.
Despite the decline in Huawei's position, Xiaomi is strengthening its position in the world market. It stood at the third smartphone brand with sales of 49 million units in the last quarter. That's up 10 percent from the same quarter last year. In addition to its strong position in India and China, Shaomi's position has been strengthened by market expansion in regions such as Africa, Europe and Latin America.
Oppo and Vivo, both fourth and fifth, had a market share of 11 percent. While Oppo has sold 36 million smartphones, Vivo has sold 36 million units. Vivo's rise to the top five is seen as a big surprise by technology experts. Vivo's sales in the first quarter of this year increased by 75 percent from the same quarter last year. The market share of the top five smartphone brands in the first quarter was 7 percent, up from 61 percent last year.
Linda Sui, senior director of Strategy Analytics, said the Chinese smartphone market was the strongest in the success of the FiveG product.
In the last quarter, smartphone sales in China rose 35 percent year-on-year to 94 million units. Chip shortages and a crisis in the supply chain have not had much of an impact on sales of the top five brands of smartphones. However, small businesses have suffered and will continue to suffer in the next few quarters.