Chinese smartphone brand Xiaomi is the largest vendor of Android 5G smartphones with a market share of 25.7 percent in the second quarter of the year, a report showed on Tuesday.
According to market researcher Strategy Analytics, its shipments surged 452 per cent on-year to 24.3 million units.
Vivo was the runner-up with an 18.5 per cent share followed by Oppo with a 17.9 per cent share.
Samsung Electronics was ranked fourth with a market share of 16.5 per cent in the April-June period after shipping 15.6 million units of 5G smartphones powered by the Android operating system.
“Over the past nine quarters, Xiaomi has cumulatively shipped 70 million 5G smartphones,” said Ken Hyers, Director at Strategy Analytics. “Xiaomi’s performance places it closely behind Samsung, which has shipped an impressive 77 million 5G smartphones worldwide over the previous 10 quarters.”
Top 5 smartphone vendors in 5G Android market globally in Q2 2021
| Smartphone vendor | Shipments (in million) | Market share | Year-on-Year growth | Cumulative shipments growth since Q1 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xiaomi | 24.3 | 25.7% | 452% | 70.4 |
| Vivo | 17.5 | 18.5% | 218% | 66.8 |
| Oppo | 16.9 | 17.9% | 231% | 67.5 |
| Samsung | 15.6 | 16.5% | 126% | 76.5 |
| Realme | 5.6 | 5.9% | 1773% | 12.9 |
The global Android 5G smartphone market grew 104 per cent on-year to 94.6 million units in the second quarter, Strategy Analytics data showed.
The report notes that cumulatively Android 5G smartphone shipments since the first quarter of 2019, Samsung came in second behind Huawei.
Samsung shipped 76.5 million Android 5G smartphones since the first quarter of 2019, while Huawei’s shipments reached 95.2 million units over the period.
Xiaomi came in third in terms of cumulative shipments with 70.4 million units, the data showed.
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