Samsung Retakes Top Smartphone Maker Spot Globally: IDC

Samsung reclaimed the top spot as largest smartphone maker in Q1, after Apple had overtaken it Q4 2023, according to International Data Corporation's latest worldwide quarterly mobile phone tracker data, released Monday. IDC said Samsung accounted for 20.8% of smartphones shipped in Q1, compared with Apple's 17.3%. Both companies shipped fewer smartphones than in Q1 2023, while third-place Xiaomi is rebounding from the large declines it saw the past two years, IDC said.