The Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3 was the best-selling foldable phone in 2021 with 4.6 million units shipped, closely followed by the Galaxy Z Fold 3, a device of which 2.6 million units were sold last year.
The market for folding terminals had its origin in 2019 when Samsung brought the first Galaxy Fold to market, not without some problems since it had to delay its launch after detect failures in the screens of the units sent to the mediabut as is often said, whoever does not risk does not win, and the move has turned out very well for the Korean firm, since, currently, dominates the foldable mobile market with 90% of sales worldwide.
The Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3 and Galaxy Z Fold 3 were the best-selling folding terminals last year
Samsung dominates, with authority, the market for folding terminals
The consulting firm Omdia has recently published a report on the current situation of the foldable mobile market, which reveals that sales of this type of terminal grew in 2021 by 309% compared to the previous year and that Samsung leads this market with 90% of sales.
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Last year, 9 million units of folding smartphones were sold, of which 8 million correspond to shipments of the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 and Galaxy Z Flip 3 which were launched on the market in the second half of the year.
This means that Samsung sold 89% of the total foldable phones shipped last year, with the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3 being the best-selling foldable smartphone of 2021 worldwide with 4.6 million units shipped and the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 the second with 2.6 million units sold.
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A curious fact that is extracted from this report is that the second smartphone manufacturer with the most units sold of its folding devices in 2021 was Huawei with a total of 900,000 devices shipped.
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Omnia also pointed out that Xiaomi’s first folding terminal, the Mi Mix Fold, did not meet sales expectations and that this may cause its successor, the Mi Mix Fold 2, only sold in chinasomething that would benefit Samsung, which would continue to maintain its privileged position in the folding mobile market.
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