Samsung had a solid start to 2025, with the company shipping the highest number of smartphones globally in the first quarter. Its latest Galaxy S25 series of flagship devices contributed a lot to the sales, apart from some assistance from Trump’s trade tariffs. Due to the soaring sales, Samsung made 64 million units of the Galaxy phones during the January-March period this year, according to a report by TrendForce.Â
Samsung captured the position of number one smartphone maker in Q1 2025
As per the source, Samsung made a whopping 64 million Galaxy phones in Q1 2025, higher than any other company in the world. The South Korean tech giant grabbed a 22 percent market share in terms of production during the period. TrendForce claims that Samsung’s smartphone production this quarter is 21 percent higher than last quarter, when it reportedly made 52.4 million Galaxy phones.
A new range of Galaxy S series flagship phones and extra stock before the upcoming Trump tariff fueled Samsung’s production in Q1 2025. The research firm suggests that the worldwide phone sales will be sluggish in Q2. The research firm suggests that the worldwide phone sales would be sluggish in Q2. However, Samsung’s solid start to 2025 proves the brand is capable of tackling challenges like US tariffs head-on. The company has made more phones to ship before new US rules could drastically raise prices.
The iPhone production dropped by 40% between January and March
Furthermore, the TrendForce report claims that Apple slipped to second place. Its production dropped by a whopping 40% to 48 million iPhones in Q1 2025. Notably, the Cupertino tech giant produced 80.1 million phones in the same period last quarter. Apple struggled in markets like China, where sales dropped in the first quarter. With these numbers, Apple has a 17 percent market share in terms of production, as per the firm.
As for the other companies, China’s Xiaomi took third place on TrendForce’s latest report by producing 42 million phones in Q1 2025. The company grabbed a market share of 14 percent, which is down from 7 percent in Q4 2024. OPPO made 27 million phones, while Vivo grabbed fourth place by producing 24 million devices. Lastly, Transsion took the fifth spot by making 22 million phones on the TrendForce report.
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