China's Xiaomi overtakes Apple for the first time in the global smartphone market

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Xiaomi had a 17% share of global smartphone shipments, ahead of Apple's 14% and behind Samsung's 19%, according to Canalys.

Xiaomi had a 17% share of global smartphone shipments, ahead of Apple's 14% and behind"Xiaomi is growing its overseas business rapidly," Canalys Research Manager Ben Stanton said in a press release, noting shipments increased 300% year-on-year in Latin America and 50% in Western Europe.

The Chinese smartphone maker posted year-on-year smartphone shipment growth of 83% versus 15% for Samsung and 1% for Apple. Stanton noted, however, that Xiaomi phones are still skewed toward the mass market with the average selling price of its handsets 75% cheaper than Apple's.

 

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