Smartphone shipments within the US within the second quarter of 2023 dropped by 24% in contrast with the identical interval final yr, in response to analyst agency Counterpoint Analysis.
Counterpoint’s report, printed Friday, mentioned that is the third consecutive quarter of declining US cellphone shipments.
“Regardless of inflation numbers falling by means of the quarter and ongoing energy within the job market, shoppers hesitated to improve their gadgets amid market uncertainty,” Counterpoint Analysis Analyst Matthew Orf mentioned in a press launch, noting that he expects shipments to maintain declining into the subsequent quarter.
Producers had 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 robust provider promotions subsidizing prices for the model’s expensive telephones — although it additionally doubtless 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 yr, it is a comparatively tame acquire.
Regardless of decrease total 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 yr. In the meantime, Samsung dropped to 23% from 28%. Different phone-makers stayed at roughly the identical stage.
The cellphone trade has struggled over the previous couple of years because the pandemic slowed demand and provide shortages interrupted availability. Although provide chains have recovered, it is not completely clear how lengthy it will take for demand to renew pre-pandemic ranges — the Worldwide Information Company had predicted that the worldwide cellphone trade would recuperate 6% year-over-year in 2024.
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