Xiaomi parties like a winner after coming second on world smartphone sales charts
Analyst firm Canalys has, for the first time, found Chinese firm Xiaomi the world’s second-ranked smartphone vendor, as measured by unit shipments.
The firm stated that Xiaomi achieved the feat in Q2 2021, when it enjoyed 17 percent market share, behind Samsung’s 19 percent but ahead of Apple’s 14 points.
Canalys’ market share numbers are preliminary data: it is yet to offer its assessment of how many handsets shipped in the quarter, making it hard to assess if Xiaomi stood out in a competitive quarter or during a slower sales period.
The Register notes that Q2 did not see a premium handset launch from either Apple or Samsung, and those events typically drive sales spikes as consumers rush to acquire new Galaxy S or iPhone models.
But let’s not take away from Xiaomi’s success, which Canalys research manager Ben Stanton said Xiaomi’s attributed to shipments increasing 300 percent in Latin America, 150 percent in Africa and 50 percent in Western Europe.
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