Despite major production issues at Foxconn's largest iPhone Plant in Zhengzhou, Apple recorded its Highest Ever Q4 quarterly global market share - Patently Apple

A caller analytical study released by Canalys contiguous notes that worldwide smartphone shipments fell 17% twelvemonth connected twelvemonth successful Q4 2022. In the large picture, Apple reclaimed the apical spot successful Q4 and achieved its highest quarterly marketplace stock ever astatine 25%, contempt facing shrinking request and manufacturing issues successful Zhengzhou. If true, Apple could astonishment the marketplace erstwhile they study their Financial Results for Fiscal Q1 2023 on February 2.

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The accepted Canalys smartphone charts of the past would included "shipment" statistic to enactment their marketplace stock stats. Oddly this is missing successful this report. Whether Canalys volition update their illustration successful the coming hours oregon days is chartless astatine this time. We'll update our illustration should this accusation beryllium made available.

While low-to-mid-range request fell accelerated successful erstwhile quarters, high-end request began to amusement weakness successful Q4, chiefly owed to Foxconn's COVID shutdown and idiosyncratic unrest.

“Vendors volition attack 2023 cautiously, prioritizing profitability and protecting marketplace share,” said Canalys Research Analyst Le Xuan Chiew. “Vendors are cutting costs to accommodate to the caller marketplace reality.

Canalys besides published a illustration for each of 2022 with Samsung coming successful astatine 22% and Apple with 19%. You could reappraisal much of Canalys statistic here.