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Last updated: November 10th, 2017 at 09:07 UTC+01:00
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It's estimated that global smartphone production volume will reach its peak for the year in Q4 2017 with a total of 425 million units, a 6.3 percent increase year-over-year. Global smartphone shipments for the entire year are estimated at 1.46 billion units.
Samsung's production volume reportedly reached its peak for the year in Q3 2017 and is now projected to fall in Q4 2017. TrendForce estimates that Samsung shipped 81 million units in the previous quarter, accounting for 24.5 percent of the market.
Its expected to ship 77 million units in Q4 2017, registering a 5 percent decline from the previous quarter. This would give the company a market share of 18.2 percent in the final quarter.
Samsung is expected to scale back the production of its high-end devices like the Galaxy Note 8 and Galaxy S8. It's apparently going to do that in response to strong demand for Apple's latest iPhones.
Apple is now expected to become the world's largest smartphone vendor in Q4 2017 with a market share of 19.1 percent. It expects iPhone shipments to hit 81 million this quarter with the iPhone X accounting for 33 percent of the total.
Bear in mind that this is just one market research company. There are countless others that have their own predictions for Q4 2017 smartphone shipments. It remains to be seen how this plays out.
Adnan Farooqui is a long-term writer at SamMobile. Based in Pakistan, his interests include technology, finance, Swiss watches and Formula 1. His tendency to write long posts betrays his inclination to being a man of few words.
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