TrendForce’s newest market efficiency report exhibits that the full international manufacturing of smartphones within the third quarter is about 325 million models. Nevertheless, the expansion price and general efficiency are inferior to the identical interval final yr. In actual fact, the efficiency this yr is worse than 2019 earlier than the pandemic. To this finish, TrendForce has lowered its annual manufacturing forecast for 2021 to 1.335 billion models, an annual enhance of 6.5%. Relative to its earlier estimates of an annual enhance of seven.3% to 1.345 billion models, the principle cause is that the output of the provision chain is affected by chip shortages. Nevertheless, Samsung stays the highest smartphone producer globally.
In line with the report, Samsung’s manufacturing quantity within the third quarter was 69 million models, a rise of 17.9% quarter-on-quarter. That is primarily as a result of stabilization of the efficiency of the model’s Vietnamese factories. Apple launched 4 new fashions within the iPhone 13 collection within the third quarter. Nevertheless, their good efficiency won’t depend a lot for the third quarter. Thus, Apple has to accept second place, behind Samsung. Apple’s manufacturing quantity within the quarter was 51.5 million models, a rise of 22.6%. Within the third, fourth, and fifth positions are Oppo, Xiaomi, and Vivo respectively.
Chinese language producers declare third to fifth positions
OPPO produced 51 million models within the third quarter, a 3% enhance within the quarter, rating third on this planet. Xiaomi (together with Redmi, Poco, and Black Shark) produced 44.5 million models within the third quarter, rating fourth on this planet, with a quarterly lower of 10%. Vivo (together with iQOO), which ranks fifth on this planet, has roughly the identical efficiency as final quarter. It has a manufacturing quantity of roughly 34 million models.
When it comes to market share, Samsung is effectively forward with a 21.2% market share. Apple within the second place has a 15.9% market share. It is just 0.2% forward of Oppo within the third place with a 15.7% market share. Xiaomi is fourth with a 13.7% market share whereas Vivo is fifth with a 10.5% market share.
A current report from Counterpoint Analysis reveals that for the primary time in six years, Apple is the primary model in China. Apple surpassed Vivo in October 2021 to change into the most important smartphone producer within the Chinese language market. When it comes to product planning, along with sustaining the discharge of 4 new telephones within the second half of the yr, Apple will launch the third-generation iPhone SE on the finish of the primary quarter. This system might be a very good weapon for Apple within the mid-range 5G market.
