Mobile phones are constantly repeating the same features and better specifications, but there is not much real innovation. And the prices of devices are constantly increasing. Nevertheless, a recently published study by the analytical company Canalys showed that demand for smartphones increased by four percent in the last quarter of last year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Apple performed best in the last quarter of last year. It even took first place in the world when it comes to the best-selling phones, overtaking its rival Samsung. While Apple achieved a 24 percent market share, its rival Samsung only captured 17 percent of the global market.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In terms of the number of smartphones sold in the last quarter of last year, Xiaomi was in third place, with 13 percent. In fifth place, we find Transsion with a nine percent market share and Vivo with seven percent. It is also interesting to note that a total of 1.22 billion smartphones were sold last year. This means that the share of global phone sales increased by as much as 7 percent compared to last year.<\/p>\n