According to Apple, Apple shipped the most smartphones of the year, surpassing Samsung for the first time. IDC’s Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker. IDC cautions that its data is preliminary and subject to change, but a second research organization canarisApple also holds the top spot throughout 2023. According to IDC, Apple’s total mobile shipments are at his 234.6 million units, while Samsung’s at his 226.6 million units. Xiaomi, Oppo, and Transsion rounded out the top five by shipping 145.9 million, 103.1 million, and 94.9 million smartphones, respectively.
According to IDC, the last time Samsung was ranked at the top of the annual board rankings was 13 years ago in 2010, when Apple wasn’t even in the top five.Instead it was Nokia is number 1, 2nd place was Samsung, 3rd place was LG Electronics, 4th place was ZTE, and 5th place was Research in Motion (maker of BlackBerry devices). If you needed proof that 13 years is a long time in the smartphone industry, this list of companies could be it.
Nabila Popal, research director for IDC’s Worldwide Tracker team, said: “Apple is not only the only company in the top three with positive growth every year, but also the first company in history to show We won the number one spot.” “Apple’s continued success and resilience is primarily due to its increasing trend of premium devices, which now account for more than 20% of the market, driven by aggressive trade-in offers and interest-free financing plans.”
IDC points out that Apple played a key role in knocking Samsung out of the top spot, but the company also faces stiff competition from other Android manufacturers such as Huawei, OnePlus, Honor, and Google. He said he was watching. Samsung isn’t the only company being challenged by these companies, Canaris said, and Huawei’s “increasing power” could also pose a problem for Apple’s growth in the Chinese market.last year Huawei news revealed managed to overcome US sanctions and integrate Chinese chipmaker Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation’s (SMIC) advanced 7nm processor into its Mate 60 Pro smartphone capable of 5G speeds.
Although overall smartphone shipments in 2023 were down 3.2% compared to 2022, there are signs that the market may be recovering from the recent downturn. IDC reported that shipments increased 8.5% year-over-year in the fourth quarter. Meanwhile, Canalys rose 8% after his seventh straight quarter of declines.