Samsung maintained its position as the leading smartphone provider globally with a 21 percent market share. Thanks in part to strong sales of its reasonably priced Galaxy A series.

Data from market research company Canalys’ second-quarter sales figures reveal a 9 percent decrease in smartphone shipments year over year. The descriptive analysis of the reasons for the problem blames both regional and worldwide economic difficulties.

Apple was able to maintain the second best market share among all phone manufacturers with 17 percent thanks to the continued high demand for the iPhone 13 series. Xiaomi, Oppo, and Vivo, all Chinese brands, came in third, fourth, and fifth, respectively. The second quarter saw reductions in phone shipments for each of these companies, leaving them with respective market shares of 14% (Xiaomi), 10% (Oppo), and 9% of the global market (Vivo).

Runar Bjrhovde, a Canalys Research Analyst, said: “Vendors were forced to review their tactics in Q2 as the outlook for the smartphone market became more cautious. Economic headwinds, sluggish demand, and inventory pileup have resulted in vendors rapidly reassessing their portfolio strategies for the rest of 2022. The oversupplied mid-range is an exposed segment for vendors to focus on adjusting new launches, as budget-constrained consumers shift their device purchases toward the lower end.”

For the record, Apple’s market share increased by a commanding 21.4 percent on a yearly basis. With a 16.7% year-over-year rise in Q2 market share, Samsung came in second place to Apple. Vivo lost 10% of its Q2 2021 market share in 2022, while Oppo had a 9.1% annual decline in its second quarter market share. Xiaomi saw a loss of 17.6% of its Q2 2021 market share.

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A new report emanating from South Korea has revelaed that Samsung  has set a sales target of 60 million units for the expected Galaxy S8 flagship. According to the source, the market leader has instructed its partners to supply parts based on the 60 million units figure that has been set.

This figure raises the bar for the tech giant as it far out-paces the Galaxy S7 with an estimated shipment of 48 million. The 2015 flagship-Samsung Galaxy S6 also only managed a total of 45 million units in shipments, same for the 2014 Galaxy S5. Only Samsung’s estimated sales in 2012 (65 million units) and 2013 (70 million units) surpassed this figure.

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This latest rumor further lends credence to rumors of a shift in the Galaxy S8’s launch date from March, as the company would sure need some time to build up its stock to ensure adequate supplies.

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Samsung today announced another Android phone Galaxy S II Plus supplement as the second generation of the Galaxy series.

As opposed to the classic Galaxy S II, the Plus version has several major upgrade from the software side. Samsung Galaxy S II Plus packs with 4.3 inch WVGA resolution Super AMOLED Plus screen (the so-called WVGA 800 × 480), powered by 1.2GHz dual-core processor, sports with 1GB of RAM, 8 megapixel rear camera, and 2.0 megapixel front facing camera.

In addition packs with 8GB of onboard storage, this smartphone memory can expandable to 64GB through the microSD slot. The hardware basically consistent with the Galaxy S II, but the camera’s shutter speed has improved, said to 0 delay.

While from the software side, the Samsung Galaxy S II Plus is running Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean System and Samsung’s own UI Touchwiz Nature UX. Compared to the Galaxy S II which only running Android 2.3 operating system, which may be regarded as the biggest upgrade. As for the price and release date, Samsung has not been announced in a press release.

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