The first quarter of this year was the third best quarter for foldable smartphones, according to DSCC. He didn't reach
Samsung Galaxy Z Flip3 accounts for 51% of 2.2million foldable devices shipped during the quarter, with the Galaxy Z Fold3 taking a respectable second place. In general, Samsung occupies about 74% of this market, but there is one nuance: At the end of last year, the beginning of this year, the market share was 93%. This 20 percent drop is associated with the release of Huawei P50 Pocket. Thanks to this smartphone, Huawei's market share increased to 20% in the first three months of this year.
It is expected that by the end of the year the indicators will reach16 million shipments in total. Expensive, relatively low-volume foldables won't suffer from component shortages as much as rigid phones.
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