Global shipments grow 27%, as Apple stays in second place

Worldwide smartphone shipments grew 27% year-over-year in the first quarter, with Apple's iPhone shipments growing 41% year-over-year. Apple stayed in second place in global smartphone shipments, according to Canalys Global smartphone shipments totaled 347 million units in Q1 2021, according to analysis firm Canalys. Apple shipped 52.4 million for 15% of the total. In the same quarter last year, Apple had shipped 37.1 iPhones for a 14% share.