APPLE has fallen from the highest of the smartphone tree with Samsung pipping it to title of the world’s best-selling cellular make.
The iPhone agency has suffered a ten per cent droop in gross sales for the reason that begin of the yr regardless of the worldwide market rising, researchers IDC stated.
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Apple has shipped 50.1 million iPhones within the first three months of 2024, giving it a 17.3 per cent grip on the worldwide cellular market.
However Samsung bought 60.1 million telephones, taking its market share to twenty.8 per cent.
The South Korean model — which launched its Galaxy S24 in January — beforehand held the highest spot for 12 years earlier than US agency Apple took the title final yr after releasing the iPhone 15.
Ryan Reith at IDC stated: “Whereas Apple managed to seize the highest spot on the finish of 2023, Samsung efficiently reasserted itself as main supplier within the first quarter of 2024.”
iPhones face a menace from low-cost Chinese language makers corresponding to Xiamoi which bought 40.8 million to be third greatest agency.
Apple introduced additional funding in Vietnamese factories to cut back reliance on China.
