iPhone again most popular smartphone during the 2021 holiday quarter
(iMore iPhone)

What you need to know Apple`s iPhone made up 22% of global smartphone shipments in Q4 2021. Samsung`s phones made up 20% of global shipments. An analyst report believes that supply constraints prevented a stronger lead for iPhone. Canalys believes that Apple would have had a larger share if it could build iPhones more quickly. Just has as become the norm in recent years Apple`s iPhone lineup was the most popular among smartphone buyers during Q4 2021, according to numbers shared by Canalys. According to numbers shared by Canalys, 22% of all smartphones shipped during the holiday quarter had an Apple logo on the back while 20% sported the Samsung name. Xiaomi sat in the third spot with 12% of the market. Apple accounted for 22% of worldwide smartphone shipments in Q4 2021, thanks to strong demand for the iPhone 13. But overall shipments for the quarter grew just 1%, as vendors faced supply chain problems and a resurgence in COVID-19 cases. Samsung took second place, down fro...