In the third quarter of 2018, smartphone sales decreased

In the third quarter of 2018, fewer smartphones were sold worldwide than in the same period in 2017. The Counterpoint company presented relevant statistics on this subject.

She estimates that 386.8 million phones were sold in Q3, down 3% from the same period last year. Interestingly, IDC estimates this decline by 6%. Samsung has sold the most smartphones. They are 72 million units, which is a decrease by 13% compared to the situation in the previous year. Huawei overtook Apple with 52 million units. The richest company in the world has sold 46 million iPhones. Apple’s sales remained unchanged, but its revenues increased by as much as 29% thanks to an increase in the average price for a smartphone.

It is also worth mentioning HMD, which has sold 4.8 million phones, which means almost doubling the supply. However, it still takes only 1% of the market. Brands such as Xiaomi, Oppo and Vivo have developed very much outside of China. Together, they have sold around 100 million smartphones.

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Source: https://www.gsmarena.com