According to IDC data, 1.35 billion mobile phones were produced in 2021, an increase of 5.7 percent compared to the previous year. “Supply chain and component shortages are starting to have a meaningful impact on the smartphone market as we enter the second half of the year and continue to be the case now as we enter 2022,” said Ryan Reith, IDC vice president. The research firm also announced that they are seeing an increasing interest in foldable phones and 5G phones.
Samsung made the most phone shipments in 2021. The company, which holds 20 percent of the market share, produced 272 million phones during the year. Apple follows Samsung with 235.7 million phones. It is behind Xiaomi with 191 million, Oppo with 133.5 million and Vivo with 128.3 million phones.
“The recovery of the global smartphone market in 2021 has followed the pandemic-affected 2020 and subsequently suppressed demand,” said Harmeet Singh Walia, senior analyst at Counterpoint. He also added that the increase in the market was driven by the iPhone 12, Apple’s first 5G phone.
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