Smartphone shipments in Africa suffered a significant decline from the fourth quarter of 2019 to the first quarter of 2020, as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The third quarter showed signs of recovery, with a rise of 2.8 million units.
Smartphone shipments in Africa from second quarter 2016 to third quarter 2020, by quarter (in million units)*
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IDC. (December 1, 2020). Smartphone shipments in Africa from second quarter 2016 to third quarter 2020, by quarter (in million units)* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 26, 2021, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/791865/africa-smartphone-shipment-by-quarter/
IDC. "Smartphone shipments in Africa from second quarter 2016 to third quarter 2020, by quarter (in million units)*." Chart. December 1, 2020. Statista. Accessed January 26, 2021. https://www.statista.com/statistics/791865/africa-smartphone-shipment-by-quarter/
IDC. (2020). Smartphone shipments in Africa from second quarter 2016 to third quarter 2020, by quarter (in million units)*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 26, 2021. https://www.statista.com/statistics/791865/africa-smartphone-shipment-by-quarter/
IDC. "Smartphone Shipments in Africa from Second Quarter 2016 to Third Quarter 2020, by Quarter (in Million Units)*." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Dec 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/791865/africa-smartphone-shipment-by-quarter/
IDC, Smartphone shipments in Africa from second quarter 2016 to third quarter 2020, by quarter (in million units)* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/791865/africa-smartphone-shipment-by-quarter/ (last visited January 26, 2021)