A number of factors including geopolitical tensions in Ukraine have caused the slump, says Counterpoint Research

COVID-19 has led to enforced lockdowns in parts of China, resulting in the closure of some manufacturing hubs. Mobile News spoke to some analysts to get their take on how this might impact on the global smartphone industry

The vendor hopes the combination of its product ecosystem and value proposition will help boost its share in the UK, a market that has been dominated by Apple and Samsung in recent years

China has enforced strict lockdowns in a bid to completely quash Covid outbreaks in the last couple of months

The top three iPhones accounted for 41 per cent of Apple’s total sales

The top spot changed four times throughout 2021 and supply issues impacted all vendors.

Fledgling manufacturer’s sales up 831 per cent

The vendor grew by 131 per cent YoY in European during the last quarter 

Xiaomi and Apple increase market share during Q3 2021 to pressure Samsung 

Apple dominates the refurbished market, with 44pc market share

Oppo starts 2021 off as the highest-selling smartphone brand in home market

The success of Apple’s Watch series continues with over 33m units sold in 2020

Challengers like China’s Xiaomi and Oppo are staking a claim for a top-three slot globally. How will it pan out?

Chinese vendor benefits from growth at Huawei’s expense and delayed iPhone launch

Realme records 14.8 million sales in Q3, growing 132 per cent QoQ

HMD Global provides most frequent updates and sterner build quality tests than other top OEMs

iPhone sales accounted for 34 per cent of the total global smartphone revenue for Q2 2020

Apple shipments accounted for over half of the overall smartwatch market during H1 2020

Study of seven countries finds UK consumers least likely to cut spending budgets

Apple, Samsung and Huawei capture 88 per cent of the premium smartphone market

In 2009, LG was a leading vendor, but its market share has since dwindled. We analyse the brand’s decline

Europe accounted for 14.5 per cent of total global smartphone sales in the first quarter of the year, as Chinese brands flourished in the region with sales up 39 per cent YoY 

IDC and Counterpoint Research report strong Huawei growth amid challenging smartphone market as Apple slides

Over half of new Google Pixel 3 owners previously owned a Samsung

While global sales of new devices have stalled, the prospects for recycled devices have soared 

Xiaomi and Huawei both sold more smartphones in world’s biggest market than iPhone maker during Q2