New York:
US multinational technology company Apple has once again managed to become the world’s second largest smartphone company, pushing Xiaomi down, while Samsung sold most smartphones in the world.
According to an international website, Samsung remained the world’s largest smartphone seller in the third quarter of 2021. According to Canalys, a company that analyzes smartphone sales, Samsung also maintained its lead, with a market share of 23% during this period. But in this quarter, Apple regained the second position and pushed Xiaomi down.
Apple’s share of the smartphone market was 15 percent from July to September, up 3 percent from the same quarter last year. Xiaomi came in third, but fell just one percent to 14 percent. Vivo and Oppo ranked fourth and 5th with a market share of 10% respectively.
Global smartphone sales fell 6% in the third quarter of 2021 compared to the same period last year, due to a global shortage of chips and what experts believe is one of the ways to overcome the crisis. It may take years.
According to Canalys, the global shortage of components required by all companies to make smartphones has led to stiff competition for them, but Xiaomi has set its sights on a new target, surpassing Samsung. Becoming the world’s number one smartphone company.
During June 2021, Xiaomi sold more smartphones than Samsung and Apple. In June, the company sold 26% more smartphones than in May 2021, accounting for 17.1% of the global phone market. Samsung and Apple were second and third with 15.7 percent and 14.3 percent, respectively.
