Samsung held a 21 percent share of the global smartphone market in the first quarter of 2022. Apple follows closely behind, with an overall share of 18 percent.
The changing face of the smartphone market
The make-up of the smartphone market has changed significantly since 2009. Nokia used to lead the industry with almost 50 percent of the smartphone market share in 2007, and before the arrival of the iPhone it was hard for consumers to imagine Nokia becoming a market outsider.
Huawei's rise and fall has had a significant impact on the face of the market. Huawei consistently challenged Apple and Samsung for position at the top of the market, even leading it in the second quarter of 2020. Huawei have not appeared in the top five since the second quarter of 2021, largely as a result of trade restrictions.
RIM’s Blackberry devices stand as an example of the effect large-display touch screen devices had on the market. Blackberry devices sold on a number of strengths, including a well-designed physical QWERTY keyboard and secure enterprise integration. The Blackberry lost its unique value as touchscreen devices improved, leading to a significant decline in revenue. RIM eventually ceased development of the Blackberry in 2016.
Smartphone shipments' share worldwide by vendor from 1st quarter 2015 to 1st quarter 2022
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Counterpoint Research. (April 29, 2022). Smartphone shipments' share worldwide by vendor from 1st quarter 2015 to 1st quarter 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 25, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/632249/global-smartphone-market-share-by-vendor/
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