Omdia: smartphone market shipments fell in Q2, but Samsung and Apple grew their market shares‎

According to a new report by Omdia, global smartphone shipments fell 4% in the second quarter of this year (April-June) compared to the same period last year. Obviously, the ongoing memory crisis is to blame, pushing up component costs and making devices more expensive. However, both Samsung and Apple managed to grow their market shares - the former from 20% to 22%, and the latter from 16% to 20%. Meanwhile, Xiaomi's market share fell from 15% to 11%, Oppo's from 12% to 10%, and vivo's from 9% to 8%. As you can see, Samsung still leads the pack and Apple is now a close second....