The first quarter research report released by Strategy Analytics shows that the Samsung Galaxy A51 is at the top of the global smartphone market in the first quarter of 2020 in terms of net shipment.

According to Strategy Analytics data, Samsung shipped a total of 6 million units of the Galaxy A51 to grab a 2.3% share of the market. The Galaxy A51 was released by Samsung in December last year and is indeed a premium midrange model. The A-series is Samsung’s response to a declining market occasioned by cheaper models from Chinese OEMs a couple of years back. The rejigged A-series and other midrange series have been a huge success. SA says the Galaxy A71 (4G) is popular in all regions, particularly across Europe and Asia.

The budget Redmi 8 is ranked as the second best-selling model with a market share of 1.9%. The research firm disclosed that Xiaomi’s Redmi smartphone range is selling very well in India and China and increasingly across Europe.

Samsung’s Galaxy S20+ came in at the third position with a 1.7 per cent share. The Samsung flagship is notably the only super-premium model which appeared in the top-six ranking.

Other models in the top 6 chart include the Galaxy A10s with a 1.6 or cent share, the Redmi Note 8 also at 1.6 % share. The Galaxy A20s completes the top 6 with a 1.4% share.

The data also shows that consumers’ affordability for rising Android smartphone prices has also increased.

Linda Sui, Director at Strategy Analytics, said, “Global smartphone shipments reached a total of 275 million units in Q1 2020. The Android segment accounted for a dominant 86 per cent share of all smartphones shipped worldwide in the quarter. The vast majority of smartphones sold globally today are Android models.”

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The list contains a stunning revelation, which is that the Xiaomi Redmi 4A is the fifth best-selling model for the second quarter of the year with over 5.5 million units sold worldwide between April and June alone. The Redmi 4A is a budget model with a premium design which has seen its price drop to the sub-$100 level such that it ships to all parts of the world.  Much of that sales would likely have come from India where the model was launched earlier this year. Analysis by research firm IDC indicates that Xiaomi is the second largest smartphone manufacturer in India in the second quarter of 2017. only second to Samsung which occupies the top spot.

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In all, smartphone shipments for the entire year stood at a towering 360 million units in Q2 2017 with the top 5 brands taking just a fraction of that amount. Other brands still commanded a total sale estimated to be 303.7 million units.

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