We expect this share to decline drastically in Q2 2021 LG announced in early April that they would be leaving the smartphone business.
A-series devices also helped boost Samsung in prepaid channels. Samsung launched its new Galaxy S21 in early February instead of March like in previous years. Samsung grew to 28% share through Samsung’s early launch of the Galaxy S21.This spiked sales for iPhone 12 devices, which also benefitted from strong postpaid promotions. Supply issues in Q4 2020 pushed demand into Q1. Apple’s market share remained high at 55% from strong iPhone 12 demand.Strong YoY growth came from higher than usual demand for premium devices. Total market volumes were down QoQ, in-line with seasonal trends. Smartphone shipments grew 14% YoY in Q1 2021.If you are a member of the press, please contact us at press(at) for any media enquiries. The US smartphone market is mainly an operator-driven market.įor detailed insights on the data, please reach out to us at info(at). This data represents the US smartphone market share by quarter (from 2019-2021) by top OEMs. *Data on this page is updated every quarter The smartphone market share numbers are from: Motorola and OnePlus were big gainers in Q2, capitalizing on LG’s weakness, especially in prepaid channels.Ĭlick here to read about the US smartphone market in H1 2021.LG’s share drastically declined in Q2 2021, now at just 3%.Shortages, especially for A-series devices somewhat stifled Samsung’s growth potential. Samsung’s share dropped to 26%, but it also had positive YoY growth at 26%.Some shortages of iPhone SE (2020) hindered prepaid growth. Apple’s marketshare slightly lowered to 53%, although strong iPhone 12 demand remained.It is likely shipments and growth could have been higher in Q2, but industry wide shortages curtailed this. Smartphone shipments grew 21% YoY in Q2 2021 continuing the positive momentum from Q1.*Ranking is according to the latest quarter. US Smartphone Quarterly Market Data (2020Q1 – 2021Q2) US Smartphone Shipments Market Share (%) Source: MOBILE DEVICES MONITOR – Q2 2021 (Vendor Region Countries)
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