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Apple sold the most 5G Smartphones Globally in Q3 2021 – Strategy Analytics

Leo Wong De Quan — Wed, 22 Dec 2021 15:06:17 +0000

5G has always been touted as the future of wireless communications, with its speed claiming to be 10 times more than its predecessor, 4G. However, the global rollout of 5G has been relatively slow, until 2021, where more and more countries are picking up the pace for their 5G coverage rollout whilst integrating 5G internet into their digital community. In turn, the global demand for 5G devices has skyrocketed in 2021, and smartphone manufacturers are rushing in to fulfill the 5G needs of the consumers.

According to the latest report by Strategy Analytics, the champion of the global 5G smartphone shipments race in Q3 of 2021 is none other than the one trillion market value Cupertino-based tech giant, Apple. It is no surprise that Apple shipped the most 5G smartphones in Q3 2021 granted that it has just released its popular and brand new 5G based iPhone 13 series back in September 2021, as well as offering 100 USD price cuts for its 5G flagship of yesteryear, the iPhone 12 too. These two factors drove up sales of the iPhones, whilst in the process drove up 5G smartphone shipments for Apple as well.

However, Apple only accounts for 25% of all global 5G smartphone shipments in Q3 2021. The other 75% all came from Android phone manufacturers. Topping the Android charts once again is Xiaomi, as Xiaomi has been busy releasing its many 5G devices as of late with its flagship killers, the Poco F3 series and Mi 11T series, and its budget 5G entry-level devices, with the Poco M3 Pro 5G, and Redmi Note 10 5G. But compared to Xiaomi’s last year Q3 performance, its Q3 2021 performance has stalled due to stiffer competition.

The biggest competitor is the runner-up of the global 5G Android smartphone shipments, Samsung. Assisted by its popular Galaxy Z Flip3 and Fold3 released back in August, and its ever-expanding range of A series smartphones (with the Galaxy A22 5G as the latest and cheapest A series device with 5G support), Samsung has done a lot to make sure it does not fall behind its competitors. In Q3 2021, Samsung has been bridging the gap of overtaking Xiaomi in global 5G smartphone shipments and if the trend continues, Samsung can overtake Xiaomi as soon as the next quarter.

As for global 5G smartphone shipment growth, the fastest brand to see growth in the market currently is Honor, with a growth of 194% quarter on quarter. Honor was sold by Huawei to a Chinese tech consortium back in early 2021, due to its previous parent company, Huawei facing shortage issues from its suppliers, which include TSMC that manufactured its Kirin chips and Google that provided access to Google Play Services.

Despite the many challenges Honor faced, Honor made a comeback to the smartphone industry with its Honor 50 series. The Honor 50 series was to fill in the flagship gap left by Huawei since it sported Magic UI in China which was very similar to EMUI developed in China. In addition, the Honor 50 was also equipped with Qualcomm 5G chipsets as compared to Huawei’s current flagships which can only be obtained with Qualcomm 4G chipsets. The most important part is driving Honor’s sales growth globally outside of China is undoubtedly the return of Google Play Services apps on Honor smartphones as it is no longer a part of Huawei, thus not affected by the US sanctions on Huawei.

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MediaTek’s market share surges past Qualcomm’s, Unisoc overtakes Samsung in Q3 2021 – Counterpoint

Jed John Ikoba — Fri, 17 Dec 2021 01:00:20 +0000

Leading tech research group, Counterpoint Research has released its third quarterly report of shipments and the numbers show that Mediatek led the systems-on-chip shipments. The data indicated a growing gap between Mediatek and Qualcomm in SoC shipments in the third quarter of the year 2021. Unisoc followed the ranking of chipmakers ahead of Samsung. The rise of Mediatek is corresponding to a seemingly steady decline of HiSilicon which now holds about 2% of the market from its lofty heights.

The Counterpoint results indicate a strong performance of Mediatek in the shipments of in-demand 4G chipsets which has seen it garner a massive 40% of the shipments. While some of the chipmakers continue to groan in their inability to meet the growing demand for the 5G chips, the Taiwanese company continues to surge in the numbers. Qualcomm is still the leader in the 5G segment of the market in terms of shipments.

The US company, even with the uncertainty and supply chain difficulties, still retained a commanding 62% of the 5G chips market, mainly driven by its ability to have multiple contractors for the manufacture of important SoCs under its 5G lineup. Qualcomm also enjoyed a surge in its 5G chips shipment numbers due to the massive demand for the iPhone 13 back in September when it was launched. Of course, the iPhone 13 series are powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon chipsets.

Another chipmaker that had a strong Q3 2021 performance was Unisoc, which achieved a double-digit market share and overtook Samsung to the 3rd position. Its overall performance has seen the company having a third consecutive quarter growth. This was mainly driven by its ability to secure partnerships with several phone brands and its snapping of the supply of components to Honor at the expense of HiSilicon.

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Samsung leads global smartphone market in Q3 2021: Report

Sean — Mon, 13 Dec 2021 11:52:51 +0000

A new report has just revealed the market share of brands for the global smartphone shipments for the third quarter of this year. This information has shared that Samsung Electronics is still in the lead.

According to a Counterpoint Research report, the global smartphone market grew by 6 percent quarter on quarter but saw a modest decline of 6 percent year on year. During Q3 2021, the market shipped a total of 342 million units, which is down from 265.5 million from last year. However, the South Korean tech giant managed to retain its spot on the throne with a sizeable 20 percent market share during this quarter, shipping 69.3 million units.

Meanwhile, Apple came in second with a market share of 14 percent. The Cupertino based company shipped around 48 million units during this time, marking a notable 15 percent growth over the same period last year. Counterpoint credits this growth to the “persistent” growth of the iPhone 12 series and the launch of the latest iPhone 13 series. Similarly, Xiaomi followed close behind with a 13 percent market share in Q3 2021.

Galaxy Z Flip3

Although, its shipments dropped by 5 percent year on year and 15 percent quarter on quarter, hitting 44.4 million units in the third quarter of this year. The company saw the slight fall likely due to the ongoing component shortage and supply issues. On the other hand, Realme saw its highest ever shipments in Q3 2021, shipping 16.2 million units. This marked a record quarterly performance that arrived despite the globe suffering from a lack of semiconductors.

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Global wearable device shipments increased by 9.9% in Q3 2021: IDC

Jeet — Wed, 08 Dec 2021 03:31:12 +0000

The demand for wearable devices has been on the rise and the trend continued for the third quarter of this year as well. International Data Corporation (IDC) has now released a report for the global wearable device market for Q3 2021.

As per the report, the market witnessed a growth of 9.9 percent year-on-year, increasing shipments to 138.4 million units. Unsurprisingly, the shipments for earphones, including the TWS earbuds, increased 26.5 percent.

For the first time, the shipments of smartwatches surpassed the shipments of fitness trackers. With this, smartwatches have now become the second-biggest category in wearable devices, accounting for a 4.3 percent increase.

The reason behind the increased shipments of smartwatches is being said to the users’ demand for more powerful features and functions and thus they are gradually shifting towards smartwatches. Also, there’s isn’t a huge price difference between a smartwatch and a fitness tracker, which is also a factor for the change.

Coming to the companies, Apple is dominating the market with a 28.8 percent market share and shipments of 39.8 million units. However, the company’s shipments for the Apple Watch dropped by 35.5 percent, but it managed to maintain its lead with AirPods.

Samsung grabbed the second spot with a 9.2 percent market share and 12.7 million shipments. Xiaomi also recorded the same numbers, sitting along with Samsung for the second rank in the third quarter.

Huawei and India-based Imagine Marketing grabbed the fourth and fifth position with 7.9 percent and 7.2 percent market share, respectively. Huawei shipped around 10.9 million units while Imagine Marketing, which sells products under the boAt brand, managed to ship around 10 million units in Q3 2021.

Amazfit beats Huawei to become the third-largest smartwatch brand globally

Jeet — Tue, 30 Nov 2021 06:58:17 +0000

Amazfit, the company known for making wearable devices, has become the world’s third-largest smartwatch maker in the third quarter of this year, overtaking Chinese giant Huawei, reports Counterpoint Research’s Global Smartwatch Model Tracker.

The report claims that Amazfit has managed to ship around 9.9 million units of its smartwatches in Q3 2021, which is representing an increase of 89 percent over the same period in the previous year. It now has a 5.8% global smartwatch market share.

Amazfit GTR 2e

Another highlight of the brand in the report is its increasing presence in the overseas market. The company’s sales from the overseas market accounted for 61.8 percent of its global shipments. In Germany, its sales increased 150 percent year-on-year while in Turkey, the brand’s shipments increased by 324 percent YoY.

It has seen a good response in the European market from regions like Italy, Spain, and Germany. A few products from the brand performed quite well in the market, including the GTR 2e, GTS 2e, and T-Rex Pro.

Further, the company also benefited from partnerships with Spartan, ESOK Rally in Turkey, All-Russian Zavidovu SUP Challenge, Israeli Beach Volleyball Championship, and Cruce Teques in Mexico.

Apple has retained its top position in the smartwatch market in Q3 with a 21.8% share but its market share fell by 10 percent YoY. South Korean tech giant Samsung grabs the second spot with record-high shipments of Galaxy Watch4 and Galaxy Watch4 Classic, helping the brand increase its market share from 9.9% to 14.4%.

Apple shipped 6.5 million MacBook devices in Q3 2021, reports Strategy Analytics

Jeet — Wed, 03 Nov 2021 02:37:34 +0000

Apple has been focused on revamping its MacBook lineup and the efforts seem to be paying off as the company shipped around 6.5 million MacBooks in the third quarter of this year, increasing its market share.

This is being attributed to the strong demand for the Apple MacBook Air which was one of the first devices to come powered by the Apple Silicon‘s first chipset — M1.

The report coming from the market research firm Strategy Analytics, the shipment of Apple MacBooks grew 10 percent year-on-year and the company has managed to capture around 10 percent of the overall market share.

With this, the Cupertino-based technology giant is now the fourth-largest laptop brand, just behind Lenovo, HP, and Dell. Apple managed to increase its market share because of the surge in demand for the heavily discounted MacBook Air in the third quarter. In Q3 2021, Mac revenue hit an all-time high of $9.1 billion, ticking up 1.6 percent year-over-year.

Overall, the notebook sector grew 8 percent year-over-year. That figure would have been higher had it not been for component shortages, rising manufacturing costs, and supply chain issues, says Strategy Analytics analyst Chirag Upadhyay.

For the fourth consecutive quarter, Lenovo topped the chart with 15.3 million notebooks shipments and a 23 percent share of the market, registering a 5 percent growth compared to the previous year. HP followed with 14.3 million units shipped and a 21 percent market share, reporting a decline of 5 percent year-over-year. Lastly, Dell managed to ship 12.2 million units, accounting for 18 percent of the market share.

Global smartphone shipments decline 6.7% YoY in Q3 2021, reports IDC

Jeet — Fri, 29 Oct 2021 03:14:52 +0000

International Data Corporation (IDC) has today released a new research report revealing mobile phone market shipments for the third quarter of this year, i.e. Q3 2021. The report reveals that 331.2 million units were shipped in the third quarter, representing a 6.7 percent decline year-on-year.

The numbers are worse than the analysts’ expectations of a 2.9 percent decline for Q3 2021. The report is citing the global supply chain issues, shortage of components, and seasonal factors as the primary reasons for the decline.

Samsung Galaxy S21 Plus

The report further adds that the regions like Central Europe, Eastern Europe, and the Asia-Pacific region (excluding Japan and China) saw the largest year-on-year decline of -23.2 percent and -11.6 percent.

However, markets like the United States, Western Europe, and China saw an overall decline of -0.2 percent, -4.6 percent, and -4.4 percent respectively. This is because these regions are valued more by the suppliers.

South Korean giant Samsung remains the market leader with shipments of 69 million units, covering 20.8 percent of the market share in the third quarter of this year. The company witnessed a decline of 14.2 percent year-on-year in Q3 2021.

Apple takes the second spot with 50.4 million shipments and a 15.2 percent market share, registering a 20.8 percent year-on-year increase. Xiaomi, the Chinese brand, shipped 44.3 million units, capturing a 13.4 percent market share and registering a 4.6 percent drop.

Vivo and OPPO tied for the fourth position, with shipments of 33.3 million units and 33.2 million units, respectively, with market shares of 10.1% and 10.0%. The shipments for Vivo grew by 5.8% year-on-year, while OPPO‘s shipments increased by 8.6% year-on-year at the end of the third quarter.

Counterpoint Research recently released a report for the smartphone shipments in the Chinese market, which witnessed 76.5 million shipments in Q3 2021, a 9 percent year-on-year decline, and a 3 percent month-on-month increase.

In the Chinese market, Vivo leads with a 23 percent market share, while OPPO grabs the second spot with a 20 percent market share. Honor and Xiaomi are in the third and fourth position with 15 percent and 14 percent market share, respectively.

Samsung Electronics indicates 28% growth in operating profit in Q3 2021

Jeet — Fri, 08 Oct 2021 03:47:40 +0000

Samsung Electronics has announced that the company’s operating profit in the third quarter of this year rose by around 28 percent — the highest growth for the South Korean giant registered in three years.

Semiconductors accounted for about half of Samsung’s operating profit in the first half of the year. The rise in the operating profit is likely because of the rising prices of memory chips in the market and the spike in sales for display, catering to the need of smartphone manufacturers for their flagship models.

Samsung estimated that its profit in the third quarter of this year, meaning in the months of July to September, could stand at 15.8 trillion won, which is approximately $13.3 billion. The numbers are below the estimate of 16.1 trillion won by Refinitiv SmartEstimate.

According to industry analysts, the rising memory chip prices and shipments, along with a jump in profitability at Samsung’s chip contract manufacturing business, likely raised the chip division’s operating profit by about 79 percent from a year earlier.

Samsung also benefited from the demand for its recent foldable smartphones and is increasing its market share in this category. The company reportedly sold over two million units of its new flagship smartphones within a month.

The company’s operating profit for the current quarter is expected to be similar or slightly below the third quarter. Analysts are pointing to expectations that prices for memory chips used in personal computers will tumble from the fourth quarter as global lockdowns ease, and the smartphone shipments may also decline.

Samsung’s chip manufacturing business is also showing positive signs and the company recently announced that it’ll start working on the 3nm process for smartphone chips from next year and will shift to the 2nm process in 2025.