"Business Wire" said : Worldwide Smartphone Market Gains Steam in the First Quarter of 2017 with Shipments up 4.3%, According to IDC

collected by : Andro Alex smartphone Company HighlightsSamsung regained control as the leader in the worldwide smartphone market despite a flat first quarter (0% year-over-year growth). Worldwide smartphone shipments grew 4.3% in 1Q17, which was slightly higher than IDC's previous forecast of 3.6% growth. The clear leaders are Huawei, OPPO, and vivo, which have all well outpaced market growth for over a year now. Top Five Smartphone Vendors, Worldwide Shipments, Market Share, and Year-Over-Year Growth, Q1 2017 Preliminary Data (Shipments in Millions) Vendor 1Q17ShipmentVolume 1Q17 MarketShare 1Q16ShipmentVolume 1Q16 MarketShare Year-Over-Year Change 1. With more than 1,100 analysts worldwide, IDC offers global, regional, and local expertise on technology and industry opportunities and trends in over 110 countries.


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Worldwide Smartphone Market Gains Steam in the First Quarter of 2017 with Shipments up 4.3%, According to IDC

According to findings by market research firm Counterpoint, Samsung continued to retain the top spot, followed by Xiaomi. Together, all these top five brands contributed to almost 70 per cent of the total smartphone market. Vivo, OPPO and Lenovo (that also includes Motorola) occupied the other three spots. "India's smartphone market is witnessing a focus shift in distribution strategy by major brands. Brands like Samsung, OPPO, vivo, Gionee and Motorola contributed most to the growth.


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