tl;dr: Phone sales plummeted 18 percent last quarter, 11 percent for the entire year. In the top five for Q4 2022—in order, they were Apple, Samsung, Xiaomi, Oppo, and Vivo—Apple was, of course, the least affected, but not by much. Apple saw a year-over-year drop of 14.9 percent for Q4 2022, Samsung was down 15.6 percent, and the big loser, Xiaomi, dropped 26.5 percent. For the year, Samsung still took the No. 1 spot with 21.6 percent market share, Apple was No. 2 with 18.8 percent, and Xiaomi took third place at 12.7 percent.
I can't imagine buying a flagship phone ever again. I got a Pixel 4a a couple years ago and it will probably last me another year or two. The thought of spending more than $500 USD for a phone just seems silly to me now.
tl;dr: Phone sales plummeted 18 percent last quarter, 11 percent for the entire year. In the top five for Q4 2022—in order, they were Apple, Samsung, Xiaomi, Oppo, and Vivo—Apple was, of course, the least affected, but not by much. Apple saw a year-over-year drop of 14.9 percent for Q4 2022, Samsung was down 15.6 percent, and the big loser, Xiaomi, dropped 26.5 percent. For the year, Samsung still took the No. 1 spot with 21.6 percent market share, Apple was No. 2 with 18.8 percent, and Xiaomi took third place at 12.7 percent.
I can't imagine buying a flagship phone ever again. I got a Pixel 4a a couple years ago and it will probably last me another year or two. The thought of spending more than $500 USD for a phone just seems silly to me now.
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