The coronavirus pandemic has a massive outcome on the international smartphone industry. In accordance to IDC, the global smartphone shipments fell 11.7% 12 months-on-12 months in the very first quarter of 2020. Nonetheless, Samsung (1st), Huawei (2nd), and Apple (3rd) however control to retain their positions with 21.1%, 17.8%, and 13.3% marketplace share respectively.

In the fourth placement is Xiaomi with a 10.7% sector share when Vivo returned to the major 5 smartphone producer record with a 9% current market share. Its yr-on-12 months progress is 7.% and it has the best yearly growth charge among the major five. Recall that Vivo lately overtook Samsung as the next-biggest smartphone manufacturer in India. IDC believes that its performance in the Indian marketplace is behind its worldwide sale achievements. Vivo’s mid-range collection (Y and S series) has been accomplishing rather nicely in India.

India is the second-largest smartphone marketplace at the rear of only China, thus it has a reasonable impact on the worldwide market. Though Samsung, Huawei, and Apple all retained their positions, they all recorded a drop calendar year-on-12 months. Samsung and Huawei ended up the most hit with 18.9% and 17.1% decrease respectively. On the other hand, Apple’s document only displays a slight (.4%) decrease even though Xiaomi recorded a 6.1% boost. 

Canalys, another dependable sector study agency also introduced its report on the international smartphone shipments for Q1 2020. It is top 5 rating is similar to IDC’s report. Among the top rated 5 firms, only Xiaomi and Vivo recorded an boost calendar year-on-calendar year. 

Canalys report reveals that world-wide smartphone shipments fell by 13% in the 1st quarter of this 12 months owing to the effect of the coronavirus. Also, Chinese manufacturer, Vivo, rose to the major 5 and its worldwide cargo increased by 3% 12 months-on-year. 

Vivo is also carrying out properly in the 5G section. As of now, the firm has a plethora of 5G phones these kinds of as iQOO 3, Vivo Z6, NEX 3s, S6, and other folks. These smartphones value involving 2000 yuan ($283) and 6000 yuan ($849).