Global smartphone sales in the third quarter of 2021 decreased 6.8% year-on-year due to an ongoing shortage of parts.
Global smartphone sales in the third quarter fell from 366.27 million units in the third quarter of 2020 to 342.29 million units, according to research firm Gartner.
Samsung's top sales in the third quarter of 2021 were 69 million units, down from 80.82 million units in the same period last year. Meanwhile, Apple's iPhone sales increased from 40.6 million units in the same period last year to 48.46 million units.
The main reason for the decline in unit sales is, of course, the lack of parts throughout the industry.
It was reported in October that Apple would cut production of the iPhone 13 by more than 10% as Broadcom and Texas Instruments couldn't supply enough chips, not just a shortage of parts.
Apple CEO Tim Cook said in the company's fourth-quarter (July-September) financial results report an additional $ 6 billion (about 680 billion yen) if there are no chips and supply chain constraints. ) Said that there would have been sales. However, according to Gartner, the shortage of parts has had a greater impact on low-end smartphones.
The top five companies by sales were Samsung, Apple, Xiaomi, Vivo, and OPPO.
Apple has risen from 3rd place to 2nd place in the same period last year, and Xiaomi has returned to 3rd place. Samsung remained in the lead, although its market share fell 1.9 points year-on-year. Chinese smartphone vendors Xiaomi, Vivo and OPPO have all expanded their market share.
This article was edited by Asahi Interactive for Japan from an article from overseas Red Ventures.