Samsung Regains Lead as Global Smartphone Shipments Drop, Apple Slips to 2nd Amid Slowing Sales

Samsung reclaimed top spot for global smartphone shipments in Q1 2022 with 20.8% market share, while Apple dropped to 2nd with 17.3%
Apple's sales have slipped almost 10% since the beginning of 2022 due to faltering economy, declining iPhone sales in China
Android devices seen as more exciting than iPhones with folding phones, AI features like Google's Circle to Search on Galaxy S24
Xiaomi, Transsion, Oppo retaining spots in top 5 global smartphone brands outside of Samsung and Apple
Rumors of more Samsung-like features and AI coming to iPhone 16 later this year to better compete with Android phones