- Apple’s share of the global smartphone market declined by nearly 10% in the first quarter of 2024, IDC reported.
- While the iPhone maker remains a force to be reckoned with, other competitors are gaining ground.
- Here are three of Apple’s biggest competitors.
Apple is no longer the undisputed leader in the world of smartphones.
So who are Apple’s biggest rivals and growing threats trying to eat its lunch?
Global iPhone shipments declined nearly 10% in the first quarter of the year, according to a recent report from International Data Corporation, a market research company.
This means that Samsung has overtaken Apple in global smartphone shipments.
Although Apple customers are known to demonstrate loyalty to the company, the IDC report suggests that this could change as competition intensifies.
Apple faces falling demand in China, one of its largest markets, amid increased competition from manufacturers like Huawei.
Here are the companies gaining ground on Apple – or surpassing it – in the smartphone wars.
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