The most popular manufacturer of smartphones in the world at the end of 2021 was Apple. This is stated in the report of the Agency CANALYS.
Agency specialists summed up for the fourth quarter of the last year. According to his results, Apple puts the market more than all smartphones – its share was 22 percent. The situation is due to an increased demand for iPhone 13 and discounts on Apple brand phones in China. The second position was Samsung, which received a share of 20 percent.
Top 5 also includes Xiaomi – a share of 12 percent, OPPO – 9 percent, Vivo – 8 percent. At the end of 2020, Apple, Samsung and Xiaomi were also considered the most popular manufacturer of smartphones, which received shares 23, 17 and 12 percent, respectively.
“Files in the supply chain have most affected small suppliers,” said Nicole Peng vice president of CANALYS (Nicole Peng). According to her, problems with the supply of components for the release of smartphones will remain relevant at least until mid-2022.
“Apple supply chain begins to recover, but the company was still forced to reduce production in the fourth quarter due to the lack of key components and could not produce a sufficient amount of iPhone to meet demand,” appreciated the leadership of the American company specialists.
In November, TrendForce analysts said that in 2022, smartphones will return to the level observed before the pandemic. It is expected that the production of smartphones will reach a level of 1.39 billion units.