Apple shipped an estimated 36.4 million iPhones worldwide during the first calendar quarter of 2019, which corresponds to Apple's
second fiscal quarter, according to new estimates shared today by
IDC.
Apple's worldwide smartphone shipments were down 30.2 percent from 52.2 million iPhones shipped in the first quarter of 2018. The decline in sales led to Apple losing the number two worldwide smartphone vendor spot to Huawei. In Q1 2019, Huawei shipped an estimated 59.1 million smartphones.
While Apple was the number three worldwide smartphone vendor and Huawei took the second place spot, Samsung continues to dominate the market with an estimated 71.9 million smartphones shipped during the quarter for 23.1 percent market share.
Apple, meanwhile, had 11.7 percent market share, down from 15.7 percent in the year-ago quarter, while Huawei held 19 percent market share during the quarter. Xiaomi, Vivo, and Oppo trailed after Samsung, Huawei, and Apple.
Apple was the number two smartphone vendor
in Q4 2018 due to stronger holiday quarter sales, but fell behind this quarter. Huawei saw significant growth in China according
to earlier numbers from Canalys, a market where Apple is struggling.Overall smartphone shipment estimates totaled 310.8 million units in the first quarter of 2019, marking the sixth consecutive quarter of decline. Apple no longer provides a breakdown of unit sales of the iPhone, iPad, and Mac, leaving estimates as the only way to get a glimpse of how Apple product sales are faring.
Update: Canalys also released
its worldwide iPhone shipment estimates for Q1 2019, presenting a slightly better picture for iPhone sales. Canalys believes Apple shipped 40.2 million iPhones during the quarter, down from 52.2 million in the year-ago quarter.
That marks a decline of 23.2 percent and gives Apple 12.8 percent market share. It still ranks Apple as the number three worldwide vendor, coming in below Samsung and Huawei.
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Apple Shipped an Estimated 36.4 Million iPhones Worldwide in Q1 2019, a 30% Year-Over-Year Decline