Alan, an ardent smartphone enthusiast and a veteran writer at PhoneArena since 2009, has witnessed and chronicled the transformative years of mobile technology. Owning iconic phones from the original iPhone to the iPhone 15 Pro Max, he has seen smartphones evolve into a global phenomenon.
, Samsung was the leading smartphone manufacturer globally for the first quarter of 2024 shipping one out of every five phones delivered during the first three months of the year. Samsung 's shipments rose 6% on an annual basis but declined 8% compared to last year's Q4. That 20% share beat out the 17% slice of the smartphone pie owned by Apple . .
In Latin America, Samsung's 31% market share topped the runner-up company by 10 percentage points. The runner up was Motorola while Apple was tied with Xiaomi for fourth with 6% of that market. In the Middle East and Africa Samsung had a leading 22% share of smartphone shipments in Q1 with Tecno next with a 16% market share. Apple was sixth after accounting for only 5% of first-quarter smartphone shipments in the region.
In Asia, neither Samsung nor Apple was the leading brand. In a tightly contested battle, Xiaomi took the top spot during Q1 with a 15% market share followed by three manufacturers at 14% . Samsung's 12% share was good for fifth place while Honor's 8% slice put it in sixth place. Beyond smartphones, Alan has covered the emergence of tablets, smartwatches, and smart speakers.A discussion is a place, where people can voice their opinion, no matter if it is positive, neutral or negative. However, when posting, one must stay true to the topic, and not just share some random thoughts, which are not directly related to the matter.Multiple accounts - one person can have only one accountModeration is done by humans.
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