If anything characterized the year 2020, it’s because it’s the year we were most connected. The pandemic situation has made us dependent on technology, all of us to be able to travel abroad virtually and safely. Computers, connected equipment, smartphones, have experienced their year of greatest splendor. We now know how the manufacturers did over the last year of 2020, and Apple hasn’t done badly at all. After one of its main competitors, Apple ranked second in the number of smartphones manufactured in 2020. Keep reading as we will give you all the details of this study which analyzes the production of smartphones in 2020.
The report has been published since TrendForce, a report that noted declining sales in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, however, it was not a catastrophic year due to the global need for connection. 1,250 million units (smartphones) were sold in 2020, a decrease of 11% compared to other years. And if we focus on brands, Apple tras Samsung (first manufacturer in 2020) occupies the second position. Who is following Apple? by production order, we have Huawei, Xiaomi, Oppo and Vivo. A list in which Huawei has been one of the most affected.
TrendForce also sees an optimistic outlook, from the analyst firm they see a year 2021 as a year of recovery, and also declare that Apple and Samsung will continue to occupy the same positions that we had in 2020. Huawei must be worried about the decline in its sales, in particular because of the American blocking policies, and because of the Rapid Growth of Transsion, the Fastest Growing Manufacturer in Africa and that it could soon enter the list of the 6 best smartphone manufacturers. A group of 6, which also represents 80% of the global smartphone market.
