3 Chinese brands among top 5 global smartphone companies

BEIJING, Feb. 13 (Xinhua) -- Chinese smartphone brands Xiaomi, Oppo and Vivo were among the top five global smartphone brands in terms of shipments last year, according to a report by the technology market research firm Canalys.

Xiaomi grabbed the third spot, with its shipment in 2021 surging 28 percent year on year to 191.2 million units.

It was followed by Oppo with 145.1 million units, up 22 percent year on year, while Vivo was placed fifth with a shipment of 129.9 million units in 2021.

Samsung topped the list with shipments of nearly 275 million smartphones last year, while Apple grabbed the second spot with 230 million units.

Mobile phone vendors shipped 1.35 billion units of smartphones globally, expanding 7 percent year on year, close to the 1.37 billion units for the year 2019, Canalys data showed.