Counterpoint Research in its latest report released today said that Apple has become the largest smartphone manufacturer in the world. The report also shows a bunch of other impressive metrics, let's explore with 24h Technology !
Accordingly, global smartphone sales in October were 105.68 million units, down 11% compared to the same period in 2021. In China, the world's largest smartphone market, October sales were 20.42 million units, down 4 % from last month and 15% from last year.
Analysts point out that most Chinese users won't buy a new mobile phone before November 11th. The opposite is true in the United States, where smartphone sales increased in October, 14% y/y. last year to 14.45 million units, probably because of year-end shopping trips like Black Friday, Cyber Monday,...
Counterpoint Research said that Apple is currently the only major smartphone group to achieve monthly sales growth in October. Especially in China, the group has the highest market share of 25%, surpassing Samsung Electronics to take over . 1 position in the global smartphone market.
Big success thanks to iPhone 14 Series with sales reaching 26.09 million units after only two months of release, this figure is equivalent to iPhone 13 Series , while sales of the high-end Pro line accounted for 18.14 million units, up to 70%.
Analysts pointed out that Apple's iPhone 14 Pro Max and iPhone 14 Pro ranked first and second in global sales for October, while the iPhone 14 Series led the top phone sales over 800 USD.
While Samsung Electronics was overtaken by Apple, sales of OPPO and Vivo also fell for the fourth consecutive month, their shares fell to their lowest level since May 2020.
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