Apple nabs 51% of North American smartphone market in Q1, aided by iPhone 13 (NASDAQ:AAPL)

Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) experienced additional than half of the North American smartphone current market as of the stop of the initial quarter, aided by shopper demand for the Apple iphone 13, exploration organization Canalys claimed on Thursday.

The study company observed that the over-all sector, which grew 4% calendar year-over-12 months, was propelled in portion by 19.9 million models staying delivered of Apple (AAPL) units, up from 16.9 million in the year-back time period, up 19% 12 months-above-year.

Canalys also mentioned that the Apple iphone SE, which was introduced and released all through the quarter, served Apple’s (AAPL) figures.

“The North American smartphone market place has been buoyed by Apple’s solid advancement,” mentioned Canalys Analyst Brian Lynch in a statement, adding that the “superior recognition” of the Apple iphone 13 was the key driver.

“With worldwide demand from customers additional unsure, Apple has shifted far more devices again into North The united states following prioritizing other locations in Q4 2021, making it possible for it to increased satisfy demand from customers and supply on backorders from the earlier quarter,” Lynch added.

In addition, Canalys found that Samsung (OTC:SSNLF) noticed its market place share decline 1% to 27% of the industry, although shipments climbed 1% 12 months-around-yr to 10.5 million telephones.

Rounding out the top rated five ended up Lenovo, TCL and Google (GOOG) (GOOGL), accounting for 10%, 4% and 3% of the industry, respectively.

Google (GOOG) (GOOGL) observed the optimum advancement, increasing its shipments 380% calendar year-above-yr to 1.2 million units, up from 200,000 in the year-ago period of time.

Separately on Thursday, expenditure business Lender of The usa lifted its estimates for Apple’s (AAPL) Apple iphone, noting it might have been far too conservative.