Canalys statistics show that Huawei has fallen to the seventh place of the top handset brands in terms of the number of handsets offered to the market. US sanctions have paralyzed Huawei’s mobile unit.
Statistics from the Canalys Research Institute show that more than 347 million smartphones were shipped worldwide in the first quarter of 2021. According to statistics, in the first quarter of this year, the number of handsets sold has grown by 27% annually.
With 76.5 million handsets, Samsung has once again relied on the top brands in the mobile industry in terms of the number of handsets offered. Samsung has 22% of the market share.
According to GSMArena, Apple ranked second with 52.4 million iPhones, accounting for 15% of the market.
Huawei dropped out of the top five handset brands in the first season of 2021
Xiaomi is the third largest handset maker in the world with 49 million handsets in the first quarter of 2021 and a 14% market share. This is the first time that Xiaomi can supply 49 million handsets during the quarter.
Oppo and Vivo, which are owned by BBK Electronics, are ranked fourth and fifth with 37.6 million and 36 million units, respectively. Among Xiaomi handset brands, it experienced the highest annual growth with 62% more handsets in the first quarter of this year.
Canalys says Huawei is in seventh place with 18.6 million handsets. The impact of US sanctions on Huawei is clear. The company that once competed with Samsung and Apple is no longer even among the top five brands, and its mobile unit is virtually paralyzed.
Canalys expects the globalization of the Corona virus to play a prominent role in smartphone sales in the coming months; Of course, the severe shortage of chips in the market can cause more serious problems for the handset industry. Canalys analysts say these two factors are likely to lead companies to review their regional strategies and focus on countries that are recovering from the pre-epidemic situation.
The severe shortage of chips will definitely have a bigger impact on smaller brands in the mobile industry and may even push them out of the market; Similar to what we saw for the LG Electronics mobile unit.
