Report: Apple saw 30% decline in shipments in Q1 YoY, Huawei up 50%

01 May 2019
Four out of the six top brands in number of shipments for Q1 are Chinese brands and the industry is seeing a steady decline, overall.

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  • 02 May 2019

BigDisplay, 02 May 2019Weak... U must be kidding... Wakey, wakey.Your comment is useless and empty. Wake up you too. At least I'm not half asleep when I write comments.

    AnonD-558092, 01 May 2019First WIRELESS charging. Samsung introduced PowerShare (wir... moreWeak... U must be kidding... Wakey, wakey.

      Anonymous, 02 May 2019May you explain why ? well if we're talkin bout apple and you seemingly favors the company with such "analysis" whilst disregarding results from others. there's nothing to explain, i dont wanna get into argument with a sheep. but hey, why dont you start your own statistics. lol.

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        • Anonymous
        • SrA
        • 02 May 2019

        realitychecker, 02 May 2019i just laughed on this one. go ahead. May you explain why ?

          Anonymous, 02 May 2019The only one question is why ? - Apple can't get market sh... morei just laughed on this one. go ahead.

            Almost all of the top brands at the moment are chinese manufacturers. They sure know how to play the competition

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              • Anonymous
              • SrA
              • 02 May 2019

              The only one question is why ?
              - Apple can't get market share above 20% (can you imagine 20% of all the people in the world to afford buying 1k+ euro smartphones ? - (i wish everyone to have such possibility but unfortantly this is not true)
              What is the marketshare of Huawei and Samsung in highend segment ? Why we don't see statistic like this ? - Such comparision and analysis is similar like comparision (just an raw example) between Porsche automobiles and Volkswagen (1st build only premium , 2nd has larger portfolio).
              - Decline in shimement in Apple devices - talks good for the brand itself dont you think so ? Many apple users - still use their iphones aged 3-4-5+ years old. Just think about quality when it's not broken do not change it right ? To use android device on other hand for more than 1 year means literally you don't care about speed and performance at all.
              Apple should not be at same chart with other manufacturers (with general data shown here - it's just missleading the audience) . Apple made totally different products from all of other "players in this chart" unless comparision is made by price range.
              All the best,

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                • Anonymous
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                • 02 May 2019

                Luxor, 02 May 2019If iPhone disappear from Apple portfolio which account for ... moreServices yes, that's why Apple will never fail, they think ahead.

                Mobile Phone sales are tanking, across the board Android or iOS. Its only logical to see this behavior, decline shipments, but increase service profit.

                Specially last year release, XR / XS + Max all high priced phone. Normal iPhone series (iPhone 7 / 8) is delayed to a 2 to 3 year cycle. Once that cycle ends, ie. iPhone SE 2 or iPhone 9 release, you will see a surge in shipment yet again.

                Plus you need iPhone, to use apple watch / apple tv / mac / iOS / apps / services. All tied you down, extremely hard to move platform once user is invested.

                So Apple failing? iPhone no longer selling? Never.. not gonna happen. Mark my words. Come back in 3 years time, see if this comment still holds.

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                  • 02 May 2019

                  To big to fail, 02 May 2019Apple dying because of drop iPhone sales? I have being hear... moreIf iPhone disappear from Apple portfolio which account for 70% of all Apple's profit they will definitely die. Heavy reliance on mobile market. That's why they invented credit card. Lol. They trying to survive by diving into services.

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                    • 02 May 2019

                    Meh, I'm still never going to buy another iPhone (the worst experience I've ever had with a smartphone - more like dumbphone). The only thing that gets any close to using an iPhone is when you're trying to use a windows in guest mode.
                    As for huableah, why should I pay almost the same amount of money (or even more!!) for the spying replica that has lower specs when I can buy the original this wannabe brand is so desperately trying to copy?
                    Only Samsung or Sony for me.

                    #SayNO2SpyingReplicaGarbage
                    #SayNO2DumbPhone

                      I think Huawei is doing the right thing by growing organically across segments instead of focusing on flagships alone...this sorry of mitigates the buyers fatigue of changing mobiles frequently or cost of mobiles ever increasing. If someone who had bought Mate 10 Pro wants to upgrade without pinching hands yet to get taste of latest ToF goodies, he can go for H20View, after an year or two he can choose the flagship Mate 30 or 40 Pro....without losing his pants and shirts...this switch in iOS ecosystem is not credible (very expensive XR having outdated spec is one example)...this way Huawei is taking care of their potential growth issues in the future...

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                        • 02 May 2019

                        Anonymous, 02 May 2019This is why Apple is hiding their sales number.. Apple is d... moreApple dying because of drop iPhone sales? I have being hearing that for years.. not possible. Simply NOT possible with their model.. Even if Apple choose to stop iPhone production now, it still not possible.

                        1. Apple gets 30% cut of all in-apps purchases... Just imagine all those mobile whale gamers.. how much those mobile apps are earning.
                        2. They develop metal api, smooth gaming, all these make sure aged iPhone still perform well even after 4 years old. Meaning it still takes years, maybe even half a decade before they will drop in user base.
                        3. The phones they sell, extremely high priced, YET it still sell!

                        Android makers, Xiaomi.. also took jab at Apple.. Yet this beast is still kicking at number 2 slot.. Now Xiaomi is getting the heat.. because of another low cost high quality maker like Huawei.

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                          • 02 May 2019

                          huawei will become no.1 premium in 2019.in india..this massive growth in 2019 Q1&2 is due to high prices of samsung and iphones...BUTQ3 it will get major push by overpriced OPPO & ONEPLUS 7...people when compare price of oneplus7 pro nearing mate30 pro, will choose huawei..only one brand can survive the assault ,it will be Xiomi....XIOMI note7 pro always no stock...poco f2 will be king in mid premium...

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                            • Anonymous
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                            • 02 May 2019

                            This is why Apple is hiding their sales number.. Apple is doomed.. 30% down this year.. In three years Apple iPhone will be just a memory.. Nokia now only has to beat Samsung and Huawei.. NOKIA FTW!!!

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                              • Anonymous
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                              • 02 May 2019

                              Luxor, 02 May 2019You high bro? This is taking it to a delusional level of fanatic.No he speaks the truth.

                                This is what you get when try to sell less innovative products in a market where the consumers are starting to be aware/educated. Apple cannot fool the market customers any longer (well, except in the US where customers are easily being fooled by nice advertisements that Apple make). While almost all brands in the market are upping their game and introducing new big features (eg. Huawei Super zoom), Apple is going backwards and only introduces small incremental features that android have been using for years. They can't even improve in their low light camera performance which is a shame as Oneplus, Xiaomi, Google have already surpassed them in that field where they used to rule.

                                What Apple did year-by-year is focus on advertising. Man, the world is not like the US and we dont just depend on your ads to buy your products. We watch reviews and research about your products before buying them.

                                Im not hating on apple here. I used to buy their products up to the Iphone 6S and that is where their innovation stopped. Other brands just started to do better while apple only focused on marketing. This is just sad. Love from India.

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                                  • 02 May 2019

                                  Sach, 01 May 2019I think the term for that is Market inflation or market...h... moreSo 5 million people from huawei buy the device and resell it in next flash sale? are you nuts? these days they don't even have flash sales SMH...

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                                    • 02 May 2019

                                    huaweior the highway, 01 May 2019Anyone noticed Huawei has been the one leading all the new ... moreYou high bro? This is taking it to a delusional level of fanatic.

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                                      • 02 May 2019

                                      Oh, yeah. Now that gsmarena mentioned it I have not seen Xiaomi fans for a while these day. It's all about Huawei as always. Xiaomi is dying.

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                                        • 02 May 2019

                                        Anonymous, 02 May 2019The reason for this decline in new sales is very simple. Th... moreI've had the same car for 12 years.