Thanks to iPhone 12: Apple bypasses Samsung to become the largest smartphone maker in the fourth quarter of 2020

Analysts from IDC published a report on global smartphone shipments last year.

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fourth quarter of 2020, ranking of the mostmajor smartphone manufacturers were led by Apple, surpassing Samsung. For Apple, the fourth quarter of last year became the most profitable in the company's history. Revenue from iPhone sales increased to $65.6 billion. This is 17% more than in Q3 2020. Naturally, all thanks to the announcement of the new iPhone 12.

Thus, Apple took 23 in Q4 2020.4% market share. Next comes Samsung (19.1%), Xiaomi (11.2%) and OPPO (8.8%). Huawei is in fifth position in the ranking. Due to US sanctions, the market share of the Chinese manufacturer fell to 8.4%.

If we talk about 2020 as a whole, then Samsung still remains the leader with a market share of 20.6%. Also in the top five were Apple (15.9%), Huawei (14.6%), Xiaomi (11.4%) and Vivo (8.6%).

Source: Businesswire

Photo: Appleinsider

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