Apple maintains iPhone sales leadership in 4Q21 amid supply constraints that affected most smartphone companies
According to a new report, after the first year of COVID-19, worldwide smartphone sales grew 6% in 2021. Apple saw a rise in market share as well as becoming the number-one vendor of smartphones to end users in 4Q21. Although Apple looks good in this…
Global Smartphone Shipments Expected to Grow 5.3% in 2021, Despite Supply Chain Constraints, According to IDC
According to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker, shipments of smartphones will grow 5.3% year over year in 2021, reaching 1.35 billion shipments. However, due to the lower than expected third quarter and the…
Supply Chain Constraints Finally Catch Up to the Global Smartphone Market, Contributing to a 6.7% Decline in Third Quarter Shipments, According to IDC
The double-digit growth in the smartphone market in the early quarters of 2021 came to an end in the third quarter of 2021 (3Q21) as worldwide shipments declined 6.7% year over year. According to preliminary data from the International Data Corporation…