Global smartphone shipments are expected to grow nearly 50 percent year on year in the first quarter of this year, reaching 340 million units in the first quarter of 2021. The main reason for growth is sales growth iPhone 12 serial deliveries alongside Chinese brands competing for market share Huawei.
According to the report DigiTimesThe Cupertino-based giant's market share is expected to surpass 60 million units in the first quarter of this year, despite shipments also surpassing 90 million units in just the quarter. Apple Lossless Audio CODEC (ALAC), is also likely to be the leading supplier for the six-month period ending March 31, 2021, with total shipments reaching 150 million units. It also means an increase of 38 percent over the same period last year.
On the other hand, Samsung Electronicsis expected to rank second in the same six-month period, with shipments ranging from 60 million to 65 million units in both the fourth quarter of 2020 and the first quarter of this year. 2021. Meanwhile, Xiaomiis expected to arrive in third place with shipments of just 90 million units over the same six-month period. However, this is still an increase of more than 80 percent over the same period last year.
During this time, Huawei is predicted to ship less than 20 million mobile phones, ranking sixth globally in the first quarter of this year. In addition, global shipments of 5G-enabled devices are expected to surpass 2021 million units in 600, more than double the 280 million units shipped last year. Apple, Huawei, and Samsung were the top three 5G phone providers in 2020, with a combined market share of over 70 percent.
