In line with preliminary information from the Worldwide Information Company (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Cellular Telephone Tracker, Samsung has recaptured the highest spot in world smartphone gross sales from Apple after shedding it the earlier yr.
IDC says world smartphone shipments elevated 7.8% yr over yr to 289.4 million items within the first quarter of 2024 (1Q24). The analysis group says Samsung offered 60.1 million smartphones in 1Q24 for 20.8% market share. That compares to 60.5 million items and 22.5% market share in 1Q23.
IDC says Apple ought to 50.1 million iPhones for 17.3% market share in 1Q24. That compares to gross sales of 55.4 million items and 20.7% market share in 1Q23. Samsung gross sales had been down .7% yearly, whereas iPhone gross sales dipped 9.6% year-over-year .
