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COVID-19 has accused smartphone sales of falling 20% in Q2.
In the last few years the smartphone industry has been hard on the plateau, and sales have eroded eventually. But by 2020, manufacturers could not be prepared anything. This should have been the year when 5 G and some radical new designs begun to bounce back. But the true figures were totally unfortunate.
According to new Gartner figures, global sales for the second quarter dropped by 20.4 percent. The numbers correspond to the drops in Q1. Naturally, COVID-19 is at fault. Global lockdowns and slow economies have caused further smartphone interest.
As many users have shifted disposable income to improve their offices, mobile devices have understandably been prioritized and recent trends are accelerating.
Samsung was the hit most hit of the top five with a total annual fall of 27.1%. The Gartner Senior Research Director Anshul Gupta said in his report, "The demand for its Smartphone flagship S Series didn't really help to revive its smartphone sales globally." The firm is certainly relying on the recent launch of Galaxy Note 20 to reverse course.
The decline of Samsung puts it in a virtual relationship with Huawei, with both companies representing 18.6 percent and 18.4 percent respectively of the overall market. Although Huawei's sales actually totalled 6.8%, their figures remained strong enough for the quarter to increase the overall market share. Between Q1 and Q2, the company also saw sales rise by 27,4%. In the meantime, a slight drop of 0.4% was experienced in Apple — a fairly strong show that everything was taken into account.
China decreased by 7 percent for the quarter, with respect to markets. India, meanwhile, has seen its greatest decline — 46%, thanks to lockdown protocols.
