The third quarter of 2018 saw less phones shipped globally than the same quarter in 2017 and marked the fourth consecutive trimester of shipments decline. Counterpoint estimates that 386.8 million phones were shipped globally in Q3 of 2018, down 3% from Q3 of 2017, while IDC estimates the decline at 6%.
Samsung remained the top smartphone vendor with 72 million shipments, a 13% drop from last year’s Q3, while Huawei overtook Apple to claim second with 52 million shipped phones. Apple shipped just under 47 million iPhones.
Apple’s shipments remained flat but revenue grew 29% thanks to…