Big data shows that in January this year, 5G mobile phone sales surpassed 4G mobile phones for the first time, accounting for 51% of the overall market. This shows that the 5G era is coming, and smartphone sales in 2022 will be dominated by 5G. In the near future, 4G mobile phones will completely withdraw from the smartphone market.
So which of the mainstream mobile phone brands has the fastest sales growth of 5G mobile phones? Big data shows that in the fourth quarter of 2021, the brand with the fastest growing sales of 5G mobile phones, the brand, increased by as much as 165%; the second place was Samsung, with a growth rate of 109%; the third place was Xiaomi, with a growth rate of 98%; the fourth place was honor, with a growth rate of 98%; the fifth place was vivo, with a growth rate of 55%; the sixth place was OPPO, with a growth rate of 42%; and the seventh place was Apple, with a growth rate of 30%.
Through the data, we can see that basically all the mainstream brands are on the list, and those who are not on the list are also some second-, third- and even fourth- and fifth-line brands.
Realme ranks first, Apple bottom this result may not be expected by many people. But if you look at the smartphone market, you know that this list is very normal. Because realme is the best among mainstream brands, and because the volume is small and the base is small, it may be high to grow its growth rate casually. Apple's base is huge, and it is almost impossible to achieve high growth rates. Don't forget that in the global market, 5G mobile phone share Apple is the first, the overall share of up to 37%, domestic brands together are not its opponents. I believe that everyone knows it in their hearts, but it is still necessary to praise realme, as a new brand can have such a growth rate is indeed worth blowing a wave.
But smartphones are a long track, and high growth rates today don't mean high growth rates in the future. It's a long-distance running process, and no one knows what will happen in the future. But the smartphone field will not be able to change for a while and a half from the current point of view, and this field is now too rolled up and there is no innovation to speak of.