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| Smartphone sales declined in the third quarter |
According to market research firm Gartner, global sales of smartphones to end users decreased by 5.7% compared to the same period last year and reached 366 million in the third quarter of 2020.
New data shows that smartphone sales have increased as sellers have launched large numbers of new 5G devices.
Compared to the first half of this year, although this number has decreased, there is still a significant improvement. In the first half of the year, sales were down 20% due to the pandemic's impact on spending.
Market research firm IDC released a report last week that expects smartphone sales to increase 2.4 percent in the fourth quarter compared to the fourth quarter of 2019.
The price of smartphones that support 5G networks should be reduced further to attract more audiences.
IDC said: The average retail price for 5G smartphones in 2020 is $ 611. It is estimated that the price will drop to $ 453 by 2024 due to Android phones and Android phones that will collectively dominate phone sales. Clever. For several years.
Samsung continues to lead in total shipments with 80.8 million units and a market share of 22%, followed by Huawei with 14.1%, or 51.8 million units.
Xiaomi was at the top of Apple for the first time with sales of 44.4 million units in third place, and Apple sold 40.5 million units in the third quarter of 2020.
Xiaomi and Apple have market shares of 12.1% and 11.1% respectively, while OPPO ranks fifth with a market share of 8.2%.
Total mobile device sales (including smartphones and phones without smartphone functionality) decreased 8.7% year-on-year.
In the third quarter of 2020, mobile device sales totaled 401 million units.
These figures confirm that the number of non-smartphones currently on sale is very small, and they also confirm that less advanced devices face more pressure in the market than advanced devices.