An investigation by International Data Corporation reveals today that Apple is the best-selling smartphone of 2017, Samsung in recession. With 77,3 million iPhones sold between October and December, Apple took first place in the world, with a market share of 19,2%. Although mobile phone sales are slightly down from the end of 2016, Apple has overtaken Samsung, which sold 74,1 million devices with a market share of 18,4%. Chinese Huawei is still number three, with a 10,2% share, followed by its compatriots Xiaomi (7%) and Oppo (6,8%). The total smartphone market decreased 6,3% to 403,5 million units sold in the last quarter. Specifically, Idc explains that consumers haven't rushed to Apple and Samsung's more expensive premium smartphones. The latest series of popular smartphones has undoubtedly caused customers to take a break, ”said Idc analyst Anthony Scarsella. These expensive devices (the iPhone X is selling for $ 1.000 in the US, the Samsung Galaxy Note 8 for about $ 950) "turned out to be more of a luxury than a necessity," he added. Samsung, which experienced a 4,4% drop in sales at the end of the year, remains number one for the whole of 2017, with a market share of 21,6% versus 14,7% for Apple. During the year, the world market is almost stable (-0,1%) with 1,47 billion units sold. According to another specialist company, the market even fell by 9% in the last quarter, the largest decline ever. "The decline in the global smartphone market was caused by a sharp drop in the huge Chinese market, where demand fell by 16%, as customers switch phones less often, operators offer fewer promotions and due to a general lack of particularly stunning models, ”said analyst Linda Sui of Strategy Analytics.
