IDC: Xiaomi has almost doubled smartphone shipments within a year

Xiaomi delivered almost twice as many smartphones in the past quarter as in the same period a year ago, analyst firm IDC claims. This makes Xiaomi the biggest winner in the global smartphone market in that regard.

The number of Xiaomi smartphones delivered rose from 14.8 million a year ago to 28 million in the last quarter, IDC claims based on its own estimates. According to the analyst firm, this is mainly due to the increased deliveries in countries outside China. IDC estimates that Xiaomi has shipped more smartphones outside of China for the first time than in the home country itself.

Xiaomi thereby displaces Vivo from the global top five of smartphone makers. The Chinese sister brand of Oppo and OnePlus was still in fifth place last year. Vivo has become more famous in the past year, partly because a Vivo smartphone was the first with a fingerprint scanner behind the screen.

Samsung remains the global market leader, although deliveries fell slightly from last year, according to IDC. Apple remains in second place with a slight increase. Huawei delivered significantly more devices and remains third. Globally, manufacturers delivered slightly fewer smartphones than last year, according to IDC due to the cessation of new smartphone users. The turnover in the smartphone market did increase, because people are buying more and more expensive smartphones.

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