Wired
According to MacRumors, Canalys released a new report that in the fourth quarter of 2021, Apple iPhone mobile phones accounted for about one-fifth of all smartphone shipments worldwide, making Apple back as the largest smartphone supplier.
Canalys estimates that in the fourth quarter of 2021, the iPhone accounted for 22% of global smartphone shipments. The size of Apple’s shipments has benefited from strong demand for the iPhone 13 lineup launched last September. Canalys analyst Sanyam Chaurasia said:
“Apple is back at the top of the smartphone market after three quarters, driven by the strong performance of the iPhone 13 series. Apple has seen unprecedented iPhone purchasing power performance in mainland China, and aggressive pricing of its flagship devices bolsters its value proposition Remaining strong. Apple’s supply chain started to recover, but in the fourth quarter it was still forced to cut production due to shortages of key components and was unable to produce enough iPhones to meet demand. In priority markets, it maintained adequate lead times , but in some markets its customers have to wait to get the latest iPhone.”
Apple regained the No. 1 spot from Samsung, which dominated the top smartphone vendor in the last quarter. Samsung phone shipments are slightly behind Apple, with a market share of 20%. Xiaomi retained the third position with a 12% shipment share. OPPO’s shipment share was 9%, ranking fourth; vivo’s shipment share was 8%, ranking fifth.
Overall global smartphone shipments grew by just 1% due to supply chain issues, but supply chain disruptions mostly affected low-end suppliers, not giants such as Apple. Canalys also noted that it could take several years for component makers to ramp up capacity sufficiently to meet demand. Industry bottlenecks are not expected to ease until the second half of 2022.
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