Global Smartphone Shipments Grew 13.2% In Q2 2021; Xiaomi Overtakes Apple to 2nd Spot: IDC

Global smartphone shipments grew by 13.2 p.c year-on-year in Q2 2021 with a complete of 313.2 million shipments through the quarter, in accordance to the International Data Corporation’s Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker. Samsung maintained its place because the market chief, adopted by China’s Xiaomi, that overtook Apple to come at quantity two when it comes to the variety of smartphones shipped. IDC stated that Huawei’s persistent decline and LG’s exit from the smartphone market triggered a slight shift in market positions in Q2 2021. The 13.2 p.c development within the smartphone market beats IDC’s estimate of a 12.5 p.c development.

The IDC report says that Samsung shipped 59 million models in Q2 2021 the world over, securing a market share of 18.8 p.c. The South Korean large shipped 54 million models final 12 months in the identical quarter. Xiaomi shipped 53.1 million models with a 16.9 p.c market share. This is an 86.6 p.c YoY improve. Cupertino-based large Apple got here third when it comes to the variety of smartphones shipped with 44.2 million models with a market share of 14.1 p.c. Oppo and Vivo took the fourth and fifth spot, delivery 32.8 and 31.6 smartphones, respectively. Oppo registered a ten.5 p.c market share and Vivo registered a ten.1 p.c market share.