Global 5G smartphone shipments grew by triple-digit percentages YoY in Q3 2021 in all regions. This despite a global components shortage that saw some vendors note that their shipments would have been even higher were it not for the lack of availability of critical parts needed to manufacture phones. 5G Smartphone Shipments Grow
Apple is the leading 5G device vendor. Xiaomi has managed to solidify its position as the world’s second largest 5G vendor. Honor has managed to capture some of the share Huawei gave up, especially in its home market in China. Xiaomi, Oppo and Vivo have taken the lion’s share of lost Huawei market share in most regions.
Chinese vendors as a whole are leading in 5G vendor shipments. Their combined share is more than half of total global 5G shipments. 5G smartphones are now the single most important category for major Chinese smartphone vendors by volume.
Xiaomi has captured an estimated 42% of total 5G smartphone shipments in Central and Eastern Europe in the Q3
Xiaomi has captured an estimated 42 per cent of total 5G smartphone shipments in Central and Eastern Europe in the third quarter of 2021, says a new report.
According to the latest research from Strategy Analytics, Xiaomi will remain the 5G leader above Apple and Samsung in the region till 2022.
“Xiaomi is the leading Android 5G smartphone vendor globally in Q3 2021 and is the leading 5G smartphone vendor overall in Central and Eastern Europe,” Strategy Analytics Associate Director Ville-Petteri Ukonaho said in a statement.
The report said that Xiaomi’s 5G smartphone shipments have grown past Apple and Samsung over the past year to take the top spot in 5G smartphones in the region.
“Xiaomi is capitalising on the absence of Huawei, as well as its own portfolio of high-quality affordable 5G smartphones such as the Redmi Note 9T 5G and Mi 11 5G,” said senior analyst Yiwen Wu.
The report said that Apple captured second place in 5G smartphone shipments in the third quarter in the Central and Eastern Europe region, in only its third quarter of offering 5G smartphones.
Samsung, with its lineup of more affordable 5G smartphones took third place with a share of 11.5 per cent of 5G smartphones shipped in the region, drifting from 34.3 per cent in the year-ago quarter.
realme and OnePlus rounded out the top-5 5G smartphone vendors in Central and Eastern Europe with a share of 7.2 per cent and 2.5 per cent of 5G smartphone shipments respectively. 5G Smartphone Shipments Grow