Canalys: Global smartphone market grows 5%, Samsung barely keeps the top spot

Canalys posted its preliminary report onthe global smartphone market in Q3 2024, and it shows shipments grew sequentially and yearly. According to the analysts, the ongoing replacement cycle was the main driver from July to September as the competition became tighter than ever. Samsung remained on top, but barely kept its first place for Q3, as Apple had the same market share when the percentage was rounded to the whole number. Xiaomi, Oppo, and vivo rounded the Top 5, but all eyes were on Apple, as the US company achieved its highest third-quarter volume. There was a strong demand...

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