Apple overtakes Samsung in Q4 2022 as Huawei suddenly surges smartphone sales by 59.6%

Analytical companies continue to summarize the results of the past quarter before starting to summarize

results for the entire year 2022. According to Omdia, from October to December inclusive, Apple became the leader in the smartphone market. The American company was once again ahead of everyone during the holiday period.

What is known

In the fourth quarter compared to the third, allcompanies that entered the top 10 worsened their performance. With the exception of Apple, it sold 74 million smartphones against 52 million, which allowed it to bypass Samsung and increase its share to 25%. But in comparison, year-on-year shipments of the iPhone fell by 13.3% - there were 85 million units.

Samsung is on the 2nd position.The South Korean manufacturer sold 58 million models, took 19% of the market. Deliveries fell by 8.8% compared to the previous quarter, and by 15.4% compared to the last quarter of 2021.

Xiaomi closes the top three, which controls only 11% of the market, having shipped 33 million smartphones. This is 26.5% less than a year earlier and 18% less than in the previous quarter.

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In comparison, year-on-year, OPPO lost the mostand realme - 29.1% and 31.5% respectively. But Huawei unexpectedly increased sales of smartphones. And almost 60%. In the reporting period, it was able to deliver 8 million devices and take 2% of the market.

In total, from October to December inclusivesold 302 million smartphones. This is the level of the third quarter of 2022 (304 million units). Compared to the last quarter of 2021 (357 million units), deliveries fell by 15.4%.