The firm DigiTimes Research, shows a report on the shipments of the iPhone in this complicated 2020 and draws a really astonishing figure taking into account the restrictions, store closures, etc. Apple would have managed to sell 10% more iPhone devices than last year.
This data reported by DigiTimes Research and shared by MacRumors They talk about the rate of shipments and confirm the positive sales trend of the Cupertino company in recent years. It is true that this complicated 2020 the general average of smartphone shipments fell by 8,8% compared to the previous year, but Apple together with Xiaomi were the only companies in the sector that managed to increase their shipments compared to 2019.
For its part, the report highlights that global shipments of smartphones during the first quarter of 2020 fell more than 20%. By your side Samsung and Huawei were the worst stops this past year and they noticed the decrease in sales or rather shipments. Both fell a couple of points compared to the previous year and it seems that the trend is quite negative so they will have to work hard if they want to reverse the situation.
Undoubtedly, complicated months are coming for mobile phone companies, although the recovery from the first blow with the COVID-19 pandemic seems to be evident. Be that as it may this year 2021 will also be quite complicated for companies for reasons of restrictions and other assembly and distribution factors that will undoubtedly affect large companies to a greater extent.