The world of smartphones has been the scene of intense competition in recent years. In the last two years, in the shadow of the coronavirus and chip shortages, many important companies in the industry have increased their popularity by making big sales. While the first quarter of 2022 is left behind, an analysis company called Canalys announced the sales figures for this period.
Samsung sold 73.7 million smartphones in the first quarter of 2022
The first quarter of 2022 witnessed the Samsung wind in the smartphone world. According to the data of Canalys, in this period, the company left behind an important smartphone manufacturer such as Apple and became the leader in the number of deliveries. In the first quarter, Samsung sold 73.7 million smartphones worldwide.
These figures of Samsung account for 24 percent of the smartphones sold in the world in the first quarter. During this period, Apple remained relatively quiet. Introducing only the iPhone SE 2022 in the smartphone section, the company still ranks second in the list with 56.5 million sales figures.
| SELLER | Q1 2022 shipments (million) | Q1 2022 market share | Q1 2021 shipments (million) | Q1 2021 market share | Annual growth | |
| Samsung | 73.7 | 24% | 76.5 | 22% | -4% | |
| Apple | 56.5 | 18% | 52.4 | 15% | 8% | |
| xiaomi | 39.2 | 13% | 49.0 | 14% | -20% | |
| Oppo | 29.0 | 9% | 39.6 | 11% | -27% | |
| Vivo | 25.1 | 8% | 36.0 | 10% | -30% | |
| Others | 87.6 | 28% | 94.2 | 27% | -7% | |
| Total | 311.2 | 100% | 347.7 | 100% | -11% |
Although Apple ranks second with 18 percent, it is the only company to achieve annual growth in the list. On the other hand, Xiaomi is in the third place with 13 percent. Additionally, Xiaomi was followed by Oppo and Vivo.
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