Apple accounted for more than 52 percent of the total smartphone shipment volume in Japan in the fourth quarter of 2021. It was followed by Sharp, which accounted for 9.7 percent. In total, 10.1 million smartphones were shipped during that quarter, which represented a decrease of 10.6 percent compared to the same quarter of the previous year.
Domestic shipment volume share of smartphones in Japan in 4th quarter 2021, by vendor
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IDC. (March 7, 2022). Domestic shipment volume share of smartphones in Japan in 4th quarter 2021, by vendor [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 28, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/859702/japan-smartphone-shipment-share-by-vendor/
IDC. "Domestic shipment volume share of smartphones in Japan in 4th quarter 2021, by vendor." Chart. March 7, 2022. Statista. Accessed March 28, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/859702/japan-smartphone-shipment-share-by-vendor/
IDC. (2022). Domestic shipment volume share of smartphones in Japan in 4th quarter 2021, by vendor. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 28, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/859702/japan-smartphone-shipment-share-by-vendor/
IDC. "Domestic Shipment Volume Share of Smartphones in Japan in 4th Quarter 2021, by Vendor." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Mar 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/859702/japan-smartphone-shipment-share-by-vendor/
IDC, Domestic shipment volume share of smartphones in Japan in 4th quarter 2021, by vendor Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/859702/japan-smartphone-shipment-share-by-vendor/ (last visited March 28, 2023)
Domestic shipment volume share of smartphones in Japan in 4th quarter 2021, by vendor [Graph], IDC, March 7, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/859702/japan-smartphone-shipment-share-by-vendor/