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iPhone currently rules the smartphone world - so say new numbers from Canalys. The firm issued a blurb on its lates numbers on Tuesday. According to that, “Apple accounted for 22% of worldwide smartphone shipments in Q4 2021, thanks to strong demand for the iPhone 13.” According to one of the firm’s analysts:
Apple is back at the top of the smartphone market after three quarters, driven by a stellar performance from the iPhone 13… Apple saw unprecedented iPhone performance in Mainland China, with aggressive pricing for its flagship devices keeping the value proposition strong. Apple’s supply chain is starting to recover, but it was still forced to cut production in Q4 amid shortages of key components and could not make enough iPhones to meet demand. In prioritized markets, it maintained adequate delivery times, but in some markets its customers had to wait to get their hands on the latest iPhones.
As for which smartphone makers landed where, by Canalys’ reckoning it was:
Apple 22%
Samsung 20%
Xiaomi 12%
OPPO 09%
vivo 08%
