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Smartphone unit sales worldwide 2018-2020, by region
Global smartphone sales to end users from 2018 to 2020, by region (in million units)
by Arne Holst,
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Aug 2, 2019
China leads global sales of smartphones with more than 423 million units sold to end users in 2018. However, a slight slowdown is expected worldwide for 2019, and compared to other regions, Japan is forecast to show the largest decline in sales from 33.9 million devices sold in 2018 to just over 31.7 million in 2019.
Global smartphone sales to end users from 2018 to 2020, by region (in million units)
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by Arne Holst,
last edited
Aug 2, 2019
China leads global sales of smartphones with more than 423 million units sold to end users in 2018. However, a slight slowdown is expected worldwide for 2019, and compared to other regions, Japan is forecast to show the largest decline in sales from 33.9 million devices sold in 2018 to just over 31.7 million in 2019.
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