The mobile phone market grew 17.4% year-on-year in the first half of 2021, with Xiaomi ranking second

Under the influence of the global environment, the mobile phone shipments of most manufacturers showed a month-on-month downward trend, with only Xiaomi and Honor showing growth.

Judging from the rankings of various manufacturers, Samsung still sits firmly on the throne of champion. In the second quarter of 2021, Samsung's shipments reached 57.3 million units, a year-on-year increase of 5.6% and a month-on-month decrease of 24.6%. Xiaomi surpassed Apple and successfully ranked second on the list, with shipments of 49.9 million units, a year-on-year increase of 72.9% and a month-on-month increase of 0.8%. Apple ranked third, with shipments of 42.9 million units in the second quarter, a year-on-year increase of 7.5% and a month-on-month decrease of 22.1%. OPPO, vivo, realme, Motorola, Huawei, Transsion and Honor all entered the top ten of the list.

Jusy Hong, Omdia Mobile Device Market Research Director, said: "Although global smartphone shipments were affected by the spread of the new coronavirus Delta variant and component shortages in the first half of the year, shipments still grew year-on-year in the second quarter. However, due to continued supply shortages and reduced demand, shipments are expected to turn negative in the third quarter compared with the previous year."