Apple continues to lead the North American smartphone market.
What is known
Apple was able to deliver 20.3 millionsmartphones in the reporting period, which is 2% more than a year ago. The share of the company from Cupertino increased immediately by 8% and amounted to 59% against the backdrop of a general market decline.
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Samsung and Motorola, which are in the top 3, sharplyworsened their performance. The South Korean company shipped 7.9 million models compared to 10.5 million a year earlier, which corresponds to a decrease of 25%. The market share fell from 27% to 23%.
American brand Motorola, which is ownedLenovo, failed even more. Deliveries were reduced immediately by 40% - from 4 million to 2.4 million units. Now the company controls 7% against 10% of the market.
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But Google was able to increase sales by 20%, to1.4 million. TCL also got into the top five. All other companies shipped a total of 1.4 million smartphones, a third less than in the base period. Their total share was 4% of which about half are Nokia and OnePlus. Overall, the North American market sank 11%. Deliveries fell from 39.1 million to 34.6 million smartphones.