Global smartphone sales saw their worst-ever slump in the first quarter as the coronavirus pandemic hit consumer spending, a market tracker said Monday.
The plunge came amid heightened economic uncertainty and government-ordered lockdowns in many parts of the world in March, Gartner noted.
The data showed Samsung keeping its leading position with 18.5 percent of the market even though sales were down more than 22 percent. Apple held third place, seeing a more modest eight percent drop, giving the US firm a 13.7 percent share.
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