Apple iPhones gain even as global smartphone sales fall in 2019
"A slight lowering of the prices of the iPhone 11 series, compared with the iPhone XR, and other price reductions for previous-generation iPhone models, increased demand. It also helped Apple regain the No. 2 position," said Annette Zimmermann, research vice president at Gartner.
Global sales of smartphones to end users contracted in the fourth quarter of 2019, declining by 0.4 per cent (year over year), and for the full year 2019, Photo: Reuters