Omdia: global smartphone market down in Q3, but Apple grows

In the latest report on the global market in Q3, Omdia’s numbers echo Canalys – shipments are better than in Q2 but worse than Q3 2021.

In Q3, the market recorded a modest 2.5% increase over Q2 but a 7.6% decrease year over year.

Samsung retained its top spot with a total of 64.1m units shipped – a 3% improvement over Q2 but a 7.4% dip compared to the same period last year. Apple was in second with 52.2m iPhones shipped – a modest 2.6% improvement on last year. Huawei was the only other maker that didn’t suffer a decrease in shipments YoY.

Chinese makers were hit the hardest….