Xiaomi overtook Apple to become third-largest smartphone vendor in Q3: Gartner

11/30/2020 World



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Xiaomi overtook Apple during the third quarter of 2020 to become the world’s third-largest smartphone vendor, reports Engadget citing research company Gartner.

According to the analytics firm, global smartphone sales contracted 5.7 percent year-on-year to 366 million units in the third quarter of 2020. This is really good news, given that the last two quarters had seen a decline. 20 percent.

Samsung was the top supplier with sales of 80.9 million units and a 22 percent market share. It witnessed a modest growth of 2.2 percent and Gartner has attributed this to “its strong positioning among Android users.”

With 51.8 million units shipped, Huawei was the second largest seller. The company lost a substantial percentage of sales, presumably due to restrictions imposed by the United States.

Xiaomi profited hugely from Huawei’s losses

Xiaomi experienced the highest growth during the quarter and managed to sell 44.4 million units. Apple, on the other hand, shipped 40.5 million iPhones in the third quarter of 2020 and witnessed a 0.6 percent decline. Gartner believes that sales were affected by the delay in the launch of the IPhone 12 series.
Xiaomi’s lead over Apple will likely be short-lived, as early reports suggest that the iPhone 12 launched with strong demand and a The update supercycle is probably underway.

And finally, with sales of 29.9 million units, the Chinese company OPPO also secured a place in the top five.

Overall, the market appears to be recovering, thanks to pent-up demand from previous quarters and improvements on the supply side. That said, a new wave of coronavirus could be upon us, and we will have to wait and see if the recovery continues into the fourth quarter.

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