The industry is still battling to hit the pre-pandemic levels

A number of factors have been blamed for the dip in sales, including the Ukraine-Russia fallout

Shipment milestone reached just three years after 2018 launch

However the impending right-to-repair movement could limit 5G smartphones sales growth post-2025

Shipments will hit 13.9m units by 2025 with the market remaining niche

Samsung leads the way ahead of Apple and Chinese rivals

Gap between Huawei and Samsung narrows while Apple stays flat

Strong performance in China while other key markets faced covid disruption has helped Huawei claim top spot for Q2

Xiaomi only vendor to see growth as pandemic affects consumer spending

Samsung and Huawei suffered the most out of the vendors for Q1

Apple and Xiaomi were the only vendors to experience growth

Apple wins Q4 but Samsung still on top for the year

Realme entered the UK market last June with the Realme 3 Pro

Apple are expected to launch a 5G phone next year which should boost the market further

Worldwide shipments of PC’s, tablets and mobile phones will decline 3.7 per cent in 2019

Gartner expect 5G sales to reach 15 million this year Global smartphone sales will decline by 2.5 per cent this year as the market awaits 5G adoption. The prediction has been made by Gartner, who revealed that sales of smartphones to end users will reach 1.5 billion units this year. Despite the decline this year,

Results make seven-million sales target for 2019 seem unlikely

Huawei maintains number two spot thanks to strong domestic performance

MVNO expects the IMO Q2 to “fly” off the shelves

Slow global smartphone market has seen quarterly sales decline year-on-year

Sales declined 2pc in Q2, according to analyst, while global shipments grew 6.9pc to 330 million

Market set to grow by 7pc to 1.5bn units, according to Gartner, significantly slower than 2010’s record growth of 73pc

Huawei saw shipments grow by more than 10m YOY, while Oppo doubled market share to secure fourth spot

Manufacturer claims business entered a “slow season” as customers held off to wait for the release of the G5

Gartner blames worsening economic conditions in forecast, with sales predicted to be flat in China and North America

Sales surged 14 per cent from Q3 and six per cent from last year to a record 368 million units in Q4

Strong growth in China and other emerging markets led to highest Q3 smartphone sales on record & second highest quarter ever

UK and Ireland sales up 10 per cent year-on-year, with Group revenue increasing eight per cent