Nearly 500 smartphone brands have left the market since 2017

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Nearly 500 smartphone brands have left the market since 2017 - Lemmy.world

We are heading towards a future of Apple, Samsung, and Google, with even the latter two struggling to stay afloat.

And to be fair, Google deserves a lot of the blame for this happening.

Google, sure. But Samsung has more marketshare than Apple.

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20% Samsung 17% Apple 12% Xiaomi 10% OPPO 8% Vivo

Global Smartphone Market Share: Quarterly

Though the global smartphone market remained flat in Q4 2024, it registered 4% growth for the year, driven by growth in the Caribbean and Latin America (CALA) and Europe.