News & Reviews:   global smartphone sales

If you're wondering how smartphone brands are doing these days, the answer is as always - it depends. Some companies have not been doing as well as they'd like, while others have flourished despite the pandemic. Xiaomi is definitely in the second category for Q2 2021.

In these current times, many of us are tightening the proverbial drawstrings on our wallets and avoiding spending. At the least, most people are being more careful with their spending. That's partly why sales of iPhones have dipped in Q1 2021 despite overall industry growth.

2020 was a bad year for many companies, but was it really that bad? Well, numbers can easily give you an idea of how an industry performed. In particular, industry analysis for smartphone sales published yesterday showed an overall decline in 2020.

It doesn't take a genius to realise that industries all over the world are being affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. But it isn't until we see actual reports that we know the extent of the effects. A new research report has tallied the global shipment for smartphones in Q1 2020 and found a significant decline compared to the first quarter of 2019.