Korean giant Samsung tops the list of top manufacturers regarding smartphone sales. Samsung achieved around 22.3 percent market share in the third quarter of 2017, according to market research firm Gartner.
Samsung leads sales in the third quarter and three Chinese manufacturers are in the Top 5
Behind Samsung, Apple is in second place, with a market share of 11.9 percent, while Huawei, based in China, follows Apple with a market share of 9.5 percent.
In the second quarter, Samsung recorded a market share of 20.7 percent, while Apple recorded a market share of 13.7 percent. Interestingly, in the third quarter, Apple reported a market share of 11.9. So, indicating a fall for the Cupertino giant, possibly by waiting for consumers to output the sale of iPhone X.
Along with Huawei, there are two more manufacturers based in China on the list of the top 5 smartphone manufacturers. Oppo and Xiaomi were placed in the 4th and 5th position with a market share of 7.7 and 7 percent, respectively.
As for the number of smartphones sold, Samsung sold around 85.6 million units, while Apple sold 45.4 million units. Huawei, on the other hand, sold roughly 36.5 million smartphones. While the Oppo and Xiaomi sold 29.4 and 26.9 million units, respectively.
Regarding year-on-year analysis, Samsung’s smartphone sales registered double-digit growth (around 19.3 percent) in the third quarter. Other smartphone manufacturers that recorded double-digit growth were Huawei, Oppo, and Xiaomi. Apple has registered an increase of 5.7 percent.
Of all smartphone manufacturers, Xiaomi achieved the most significant growth. The company based in China experienced a massive increase of 80 percent in the third quarter of 2017. That is mainly due to the company’s growth in India, along with the growing sales of markets such as Latin America and Russia. | Source: Gizmochina
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