SAMSUNG has beaten Apple as the top smartphone seller in the world, industry tracker International Data Corporation (IDC) reported.
Citing preliminary data, IDC said the South Korea-based Samsung overtook Apple as worldwide smartphone shipments grew nearly 8 percent in the first quarter of this year to 289.4 million.
Samsung shipped 60.1 million smartphones in the first quarter of this year, claiming nearly 21 percent of the market, while Apple shipped 50.1 million iPhones, garnering just over 17 percent of the market.
IDC pointed out that while Apple managed to capture the top spot at the end of 2023, Samsung successfully reasserted itself as the leading smartphone provider in the first quarter.
Meanwhile, China-based Xiaomi saw shipments grow about 33 percent to 40.8 million and Transsion about 85 percent to 28.5 million, taking third and fourth positions in the overall smartphone market, IDC reported.
Samsung, the new smartphone king
