Apple Takes Top Spot in Phone Market With Record Shipments
- Huawei falls out of the top 5, according to market researchers
- In shadow of 5G iPhone, Samsung also sees double-digit decline
Apple’s iPhone 12 Pro Max.
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Record iPhone shipments pushed Apple Inc. to the No. 1 position in the global smartphone market as Samsung Electronics Co. and Huawei Technologies Co. lost significant ground, market research firms said on Thursday.
Canalys and Counterpoint estimate iPhone shipments jumped to roughly 82 million units in the last quarter, marking a new high for Apple and crowning it the leading smartphone vendor. Samsung slumped more than 10% to just over 62 million shipments in a period that was marked by the release of the first 5G-enabled iPhones. Xiaomi Corp., Oppo and Vivo filled out the top five while Huawei suffered a 41% drop after U.S. sanctions deprived it of access to key suppliers and chipmakers.