With Apple’s deteriorating position in mobile manufacturing, Samsung will be privileged to regain the top smartphone manufacturer position during the first quarter of 2021. During Q4 2020, 77.6 million iPhone units were manufactured and 90% of these handsets were iPhone 12 due to huge demand. 77.6% iPhone units result in an 85% increase over the previous quarter of the same year. On the other hand, Samsung had to face a 14% drop in handset production by earning 18.4% of connected handset production during the same quarter.
Samsung forecast to recapture first place from Apple among Mobile manufacturers this quarter
The Chinese smartphone brands Oppo, Xiaomi, Huawei and Vivo will follow Apple and Samsung. According to the research, Xiaomi will get the third position with a 15.2% market share whereas OPPO will get the fourth position and Vivo fifth with a market share of 15.1% and 10.2% respectively. Unexpectedly, Huawei will be at the last spot with just a 7.7% market share. However, it is just research and only time will tell whether it is near to reality or not. Also Read: Samsung Announces Launch Event for March 17
