TrendForce: 15.9 million foldables shipped in 2023, Samsung was the clear-cut leader

22 February 2024
Foldables accounted for a mere 1.4% of all smartphone shipments last year.

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  • 19 Mar 2024

-Trix-, 23 Feb 2024" the foldable market continues to grow," Hard... more15 million people are a lot. Ur opinion isn't valid. If u can feed 15 mil people then I'll acknowledge they aren't much.

    you have to suffer, 23 Feb 2024most of the samsung sales are whose bought the phone throug... moreI can totally agree with you. That's why I can miss the ridiculously long software support as most people who buy phone through carriers always change it every year or two anyway.

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      • Anonymous
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      • 23 Feb 2024

      Anonymous, 23 Feb 2024Yup. Brand awareness. Most people buy foldables not beca... moreYou get the best software and support as well.

        PepperPot, 23 Feb 2024Tech tubers have been boasting about the Open. They don... moreYeah these look wayy more believable. Huawei sd mate x3s and x5s really well and the new flip phone is looking really good.

          Anonymous, 23 Feb 2024Nice hallucination bro 👍 In real world, more people actu... moreWait what? Why are you talking about VR? I couldn't care less about VR 😆 We are talking about phones here? Very big majority have voted with their wallets and they keep buying non foldable phones instead and that won't change in the future either.

            you have to suffer, 23 Feb 2024most of the samsung sales are whose bought the phone throug... moreJust sayin' what? Everyone in NA finances their phones through their carrier except for the few like myself that are off contract. That includes the iphone which beat Samsung's overall sales for the 1st time in '23.

            If you sold something for $500 on ebay, payment would likely be facilitated through paypal. Would that $500 be different in your mind?

              Ouifuf, 23 Feb 2024Xiaomi 3rd over oppo/oneplus is very surprising. The n2 and... moreTech tubers have been boasting about the Open. They don't usually reflect the general consumer, but overall, I agree.  Although book folds in China outsell flips, Oppo got off to a hot start early in the year with their flip prior to the X3, V2 and Mix Fold. Honor had a huge Q3 following the release of the V2. Xiaomi doesn't even have a flip so this makes no sense to me. I think this was an error.

              These are the numbers I'm seeing from China Daily on the share market in CN.  

              5. Vivo 9.7%
              4. Samsung 11%
              3. Honor 17.7%
              2. Oppo 18.3%
              1. Huawei 37.4%

              I don't know if their numbers are completely accurate because they are reporting 7 million sales.

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                • Anonymous
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                • 23 Feb 2024

                Anonymous, 23 Feb 2024If you ignore market share and sale numbers Samsung is the ... moreYup. Brand awareness.

                Most people buy foldables not because they really need foldable phone, they buy it because it's from Samsung.

                Buying a non-Samsung foldable phone is eating a pancake without using a maple syrup, you get an unfinished product feeling..

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                  • Anonymous
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                  • 23 Feb 2024

                  If you ignore market share and sale numbers Samsung is the king overall.

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                    • Anonymous
                    • 6cb
                    • 23 Feb 2024

                    -Trix-, 23 Feb 2024"How would it grow faster" Well if people actu... moreNice hallucination bro 👍

                    In real world, more people actually cares about foldables than gimmick VR headset.

                    The article literally shows a proof that samsung has 60% foldables marketshare. On the other side, there is almost zero probability apple could even get 10-20% marketshare on VR headset in the end of this years.

                    Many apple user returning their VR headset after dumb realization that VR headset was too heavy to use comfortably, not to mention it also comes with laughable 2 hours battery life.

                      Anonymous, 23 Feb 2024How would it grow faster when phones cost between 1500 and ... more"How would it grow faster"

                      Well if people actually would be interested to buy one 😆 That would be great start

                      Price of the money is not the issue, the fact that people just don't care about foldables is real reason.

                        most of the samsung sales are whose bought the phone through per month credit. just sayin'

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                          • Anonymous
                          • I2d
                          • 23 Feb 2024

                          If Apple released a foldable tomorrow it would immediately jump to 10% adoption rate and become the market leader overnight.

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                            • Anonymous
                            • 3SI
                            • 23 Feb 2024

                            -Trix-, 23 Feb 2024" the foldable market continues to grow," Hard... moreHow would it grow faster when phones cost between 1500 and 2000, sometimes more? Only flip phones are cheaper and the only choices are outside of China are Samsung and Motorola and they still cost more than 1000$ at launch.

                              rizki1, 23 Feb 2024Vivo will also likely continue to make foldables, the folda... more" the foldable market continues to grow,"

                              Hardly, if people care it would have grown a lot more already.

                                Anonymous, 23 Feb 2024Sony dont really have the budget to develop foldables. To m... moreSony only focus on giving true professional experience on smartphones. They could've continue selling phones without the headphone jack like they did with their 2018 and 2019 flagships. But alas, common sense still wins the day.

                                  I used to be in the foldable phone bandwagon. I made the decision to leave it for dual display solution with my LG V50 and its detachabel Dual Screen case, and it turned out to be the best decision I've ever made. From my personal experience, it turns out that dual screen is actually legit more practical and more flexible than foldable screens, especially if it can be detachable.

                                  Now, I'm looking at the LG V60 and Microsoft Surface Duo 2 to add to my personal collection.

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                                    • 3SI
                                    • 23 Feb 2024

                                    Anonymous, 23 Feb 2024That laughable number is because of high price point. The f... moreI agree, although I use the fold 5 and it feels like a pretty complete package, there is still a long way to go when it comes to finding the perfect size, perfect hinge mechanism, a lot of R&D in materials for the flexible display, etc. The foldable market is still trying to break out of its niche by making better deals, lowering the price slowly, but it's not there yet. That doesn't mean they are not worth it, I mean I cannot see myself using another phone other than a foldable now and I war pretty reluctant at first when I got mine. These are thing people here don't really understand and I can tell the majority are speaking out of their asses without even owning a foldable (trying one in a store really doesn't give you the whole experience)

                                      -Trix-, 23 Feb 2024I can't find news where Vivo says that, but yes it loo... moreVivo will also likely continue to make foldables, the foldable market continues to grow, and maybe Realme will make one too. They are not an average company..

                                      Samsung sells in many countries and they have been selling foldables since 2019. That's why their market share is high. This Chinese brand is just starting in 2022 (except Huawei and Xiaomi).

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                                        • 23 Feb 2024

                                        Anonymous, 23 Feb 2024Sony dont really have the budget to develop foldables. To m... moreYes they now in financial crisis but their product engneering craftmanship still the best in the world till today . SONY remain as enthusiast smartphones brand for collectors hobbyist .
                                        Do you hear people collect samsung product ? No .right ?

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