The sales of foldable phones decreased in the first quarter of 2023
Flip phone sales peaked in the third quarter of 2022, when all manufacturers recorded more than 500 percent growth and more than 6 million units shipped. Since then, sales of foldable phones have declined year-over-year for two consecutive quarters, and now, according to new reports, in the first quarter of 2023, only 2.1 million The foldable phone has been launched.
According to the new report related to the supply of folding phones by Ross Young Shared, Samsung It is still the main leader in the foldable phone market. Nevertheless, the share of the Korean giant in the first quarter of the year with 45 percent The decline has reached its second lowest level. in the same period of time, oppo It has been the second largest brand in the foldable phone market 21% share has assigned
Although the supply of Samsung foldable phones decreased in the first quarter of 2023, the company managed to have the most popular phones in the market last year and recorded the same trend in the first quarter of 2023 as well.
The best folding phones in the market in the first quarter of 2023
Galaxy Z Flip 4 With a market share of 27%, it was the most popular foldable phone in the first quarter of 2023. The interesting thing is that the second most popular folding phone in the market, Pocket S, belongs to Huawei, which has 15% of the market share.
after that Galaxy Z Fold 4 with 13 percent, Oppo Find N2 Flip with 11 percent and Huawei Mate X3 With 6% market share, they are the best phones in this market.
Nevertheless, the figures for the next quarter could be very interesting as more manufacturers, including Google, launch new foldable phones. Among these devices, we can mention the Google Pixel Fold, which will enter the market in June (June-July) as a competitor to the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4.