The Russia-Ukraine war, increasing inflation and the chip crisis all over the world have deeply affected smartphone sales. Researchers, Samsung and apple revealed that all smartphone companies except Interestingly, however, high-end smartphone shipments were not affected.
Smartphone sales decreased, time to use old phone increased
According to a study conducted by International Data Corp, smartphone sales for the second quarter of the year have been announced. Xiaomi, Vivo and Oppo While the shipment figures of Chinese brands such as Samsung and Apple are decreasing, phones over $1000 thanks to which he was able to stay afloat.
For example, Xiaomi shared its financial report for the second quarter of the year. According to the data Xiaomi’s profit, fell 83 percent compared to the same period last year and was at 1.36 billion yuan ($200 million). Shares of the company also fell 52 percent.
Another report by the Wall Street Journal revealed that the time to use the old phone has increased. According to the WSJ, “smartphones today offer almost the same features” for both teens and adults.
The research, which covers the years 2015 to 2019, a single phone for 20-24 months showed that he was using it.
However, the same is not true for high-end smartphones. Counterpoint Research research, More expensive than $1000 It revealed that smartphones with smart phones will sell more in 2022. phones in this segment Samsung Galaxy Z series and iPhone models it happened.
The decline in the smartphone market is thought to be mostly due to users in China. pandemic measures, supply chain issues and the closure of stores has led users to change their smartphones less often.
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