Smartphone shipments within the US within the second quarter of 2023 dropped by 24% in contrast with the identical interval final 12 months, in response to analyst agency Counterpoint Research.
Counterpoint’s report, revealed Friday, mentioned that is the third consecutive quarter of declining US cellphone shipments.
“Despite inflation numbers falling by means of the quarter and ongoing energy within the job market, customers hesitated to improve their units amid market uncertainty,” Counterpoint Research Analyst Matthew Orf mentioned in a press launch, noting that he expects shipments to maintain declining into the subsequent quarter.
Manufacturers have been affected to totally different extents, with makers of Android telephones struggling essentially the most: Samsung shipments dropped by 37%, Motorola shipments by 17% and TCL-Alcatel shipments by 69%. Apple’s iPhone shipments declined by solely 6%, which Counterpoint analysts credited to sturdy provider promotions subsidizing prices for the model’s dear telephones — although it additionally possible displays how insulated premium cellphone gross sales have been from pandemic cargo shocks. Google’s cellphone shipments elevated by 48%, however on condition that it had solely 2% of US cellphone gross sales on this interval final 12 months, it is a comparatively tame acquire.
Despite decrease general telephones shipped, that shakeup has led Apple to extend its domination of the US cellphone market to 55% from 45% in the identical interval final 12 months. Meanwhile, Samsung dropped to 23% from 28%. Other phone-makers stayed at roughly the identical degree.
The cellphone trade has struggled over the previous few years because the pandemic slowed demand and provide shortages interrupted availability. Though provide chains have recovered, it is not completely clear how lengthy it will take for demand to renew pre-pandemic ranges — the International Data Corporation had predicted that the worldwide cellphone trade would get better 6% year-over-year in 2024.
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