Xiaomi is now selling more smartphones than Apple, and Samsung tops the list, according to new data. Here’s how the major smartphone players rank.

Xiaomi is now selling more smartphones than Apple, and Samsung tops the list, according to new data. Here’s how the major smartphone players rank.

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Chinese tech company Xiaomi sold nearly 5 million more smartphones than Apple in the third quarter, according to a report by the International Data Corporation (IDC) released Thursday.

Samsung returned to the top-seller spot, pushing off Huawei, which has struggled with US restrictions.

Global smartphone sales were 1.3% down year-on-year, but markets such as India and Brazil are surging, the IDC said.

Samsung sold nearly twice as many phone as Apple, whose figures were hit by the delayed launch of the iPhone 12.

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