CUPERTINO, Calif.—What type of smartphone are most members likely holding?
According to a new report, it continues to be the iPhone.
Apple captured 51% of global smartphone revenues in the last quarter of 2017, according to a new Strategy Analytics report. That's $61 billion in revenue in just one quarter – up 2.5% -- and compares favorably to $19 billion for Samsung, and $8 billion for Huawei, reported Forbes.
Apple’s numbers are up from the previous year's fourth quarter, in which Apple captured 48.5% of global smartphone revenue.
“Interestingly, both Samsung's and Huawei's numbers are up as well, suggesting that the congested global marketplace for smartphones is consolidating somewhat. Strategy Analytics ‘other’ category, which includes smaller manufacturers in Asia, India, and Europe, lost ground from 30.5% of the global take in Q4 of 2016 to 26.2% in Q4 2017,” reported Forbes.
Forbes noted that globally consumers are spending more on smartphones than ever before, but shipment numbers are declining.