Apple will replace Samsung in the global mobile market in the fourth quarter of 2022
The global mobile market is not facing favorable conditions due to economic recession and inflation in many countries. Meanwhile, a new report from research firm Trendforce says that Apple is likely to The fourth season of 2022 In terms of mobile market share, it will replace Samsung.
According to the report Trendforcein the third quarter of 2022 approx 289 million mobile phones It has been sold in global markets. This figure is 0.9 percent less than the second quarter of this year and 11 percent less than the same period of 2021. However, the company predicts that the market share Apple from 17.6% in the third quarter of 2022 to 24.6% in the fourth quarter of this year. With this account, the American giant by taking over Samsung’s position, to The largest mobile phone manufacturer in the world will be converted.
In the third quarter of 2022, Samsung had only 3.9% sales growth compared to the second quarter and sold 64.2 million mobile devices. BusinessKorea news agency says inventory pressure, low demand and a shortage of semiconductors will cause the company to face a drop in sales in the fourth quarter of this year and lose the throne of the smartphone world.
Apple becomes the largest producer of mobile phones after removing Samsung
Apple sold about 50 million phones in the third quarter of 2022 and has shown steady growth. Thanks to the increased demand for the series iPhone 14the company’s market share will probably increase in the fourth quarter.
Chinese manufacturers of the mobile market include Xiaomi, Oppo and Vivo They are in the third to fifth ranks respectively, they will probably lose some of their market share in the fourth quarter of this year. Trendforce predicts that these companies will face big problems in the future; Because the level of demand for smartphones in China’s domestic market is decreasing and the economic growth in India has also slowed down. Chinese companies are likely to follow the lead of Apple and Samsung and seek to produce their own chips to avoid the sting of tensions between the US and China.