California: The American technology company Apple has lost its unique position, the market has seen a significant decrease in sales this year compared to last year.
In this regard, the foreign news agency According to the report Apple’s smartphone sales fell by nearly 10 percent in the first quarter of this year to 2024, giving Samsung a chance to regain the top spot.
Research firm IDC’s data report said that during January and March this year, smartphone shipments increased by 7.8 percent to 289.4 million units, while Samsung’s market share is 20.8 percent, which overtook Apple to make smartphones. He took his name.
According to the report, the significant decline in the iPhone maker’s sales comes after its strong performance in the December quarter last year when it overtook Samsung as the world’s number one phone maker.
The company returned to second place with 17.3 percent market share as Chinese brands Huawei gained market share.
In addition, Xiaomi is one of the largest smartphone manufacturers in China, occupying the third position with a market share of 14.1 percent during the first quarter.
According to IDC, Apple shipped 50.1 million iPhones in the first quarter, down from 55.4 million units shipped in the same period last year.
Apple’s smartphone shipments in China fell 2.1 percent in the final quarter of 2023 from a year earlier.