The global smartphone market is slowly healing, reaching its highest Q3 performance since the pandemic. According to Canalys, companies shipped nearly 310 million units, the best result since July-September in 2021.
Samsung remained the best-selling OEM for the third quarter, but its lead really shrank. Apple was just one percentage point behind, while Xiaomi in third is just 4pp behind the leader.
Samsung saw a 2 points decline in market share, even though it managed to streamline its entry-level lineup. Apple got close to first place, driven by the debut of the iPhone 16…
