Apple beats Samsung to take the top spot in smartphone shipments for the first time in 13 years
Apple beats Samsung in 2023 to become the top smartphone makerIDC’s preliminary data for smartphone shipments shows that the overall smartphone market saw a 3.2% decline. Despite the challenging conditions, Apple grabbed a record-high market share of 20.1%, with 234.6 million units shipped in 2023. This is 3.7% growth in the year, while the other two manufacturers in the top 3 did not do nearly as decent. Samsung and Xiaomi, on the other hand, faced a 13.6% and 4.6% decline and are top 2 and 3 on the list, respectively.…