The Samsung Galaxy A12 overtook Apple’s iPhone 12 to become the world’s best-selling smartphone model in 2021, while last year’s foldable smartphone showed a substantial growth, with shipments soaring threefold.
Japanese Apple intelligence website iPhone Mania reported on the 23rd that the market research company Omdia released a report that in 2021, the Samsung Galaxy A12 will overtake Apple’s iPhone 12 and become the world’s best-selling smartphone product, with shipments reaching 51.8 million units. With an average selling price (ASP) of $160, the A12 is the most accessible model in Samsung’s smartphone lineup.
Apple’s iPhone 12 ($851 ASP) came in second with 41.7 million units shipped, followed by the iPhone 13 ($962 ASP) with 34.9 million units, and the iPhone 11 ($604 ASP) with 33.6 million units. Among the top 10 sales lists, iPhone products have 7 seats.
The Xiaomi Redmi 9A (ASP $78) came in at No. 5 with 26.8 million units shipped; the Samsung Galaxy A02 (ASP $138) came in at No. 10 with 18.3 million units shipped. The sixth to ninth places are all iPhone models, namely iPhone 12 Pro Max (ASP $1,231, shipments 26.1 million units), iPhone 13 Pro Max (ASP $1,324, shipments 24.1 million units), iPhone 12 Pro ($1,324 ASP, shipments 24.1 million units) ASP $1,131, 21.2 million units shipped), iPhone 13 Pro ($1,224 ASP, 19.4 million units shipped).
Omdia pointed out that in 2021, folding smartphones will show a significant leap forward, with shipments of about 9 million units, a 309% increase from 2020, of which 89% of the shipments will be concentrated in 2021, when Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3 and Galaxy Z Fold 3 are on sale. during the second half of the year.
The world’s best-selling foldable smartphone in 2021 is the Galaxy Z Flip 3, with shipments of about 4.6 million units, followed by the Galaxy Z Fold 3, with shipments of about 2.5 million units. In 2021, Samsung will sweep the global foldable smartphone market share of 88%.
Omdia estimates that global foldable smartphone shipments will increase to 14 million units this year and further increase to 61 million units in 2026.
The US research firm DSCC recently released a survey report that as of the last quarter (October-December 2021), only four manufacturers had entered the folding smartphone market, but it is estimated that within this quarter (January-March 2022) ) will increase to 6, and will increase to 11 by the end of 2022. Specifically, Google, TCL, vivo and other manufacturers are expected to enter the market. It has also been rumored that Apple will launch a foldable iPhone in 2023.
O’Neill and Beckham’s wife Victoria recently appeared on a talk show in the United States. O’Neill broke the news under the host’s interview that he had received a wallet in Beverly Hills in the United States many years ago.
He jokingly pointed out that if he usually holds a wallet, he will definitely take the money and throw it away, but this time was different, “I felt that the wallet was different, and when I opened it, it was my identity. The certificate is written in Beckham.”
The former NBA star, who retired in 2011, didn’t hand the wallet back lightly, and he decided to joke about it. O’Neal replayed what happened — calling Beckham in a voice, “David, you have my wallet in my hand, if you want to redeem it, give me $1 million.”
Unexpectedly, the ending was reversed. Beckham quickly recognized that it was O’Neal on the other end of the phone. In fact, maybe he himself had O’Neal’s phone number. It was very addicting to O’Neal. “He said, Shaq, stop playing. All I can say is, okay, I got your wallet, and he came to me to get it back.”
Victoria, who was sitting next to her, also spoke up, admitting that her husband was very “big head shrimp” and losing her wallet was already a “daily operation”. She even bought a wallet with a chain clasp for Beckham, but it was lost.
After a lapse of one year, Apple once again returned to the top of the global mobile phone sales, and Xiaomi ranked third.
According to data from Canalys, Apple accounted for 22% of global smartphone shipments in the fourth quarter of 2021, a slight increase of 1% year-on-year, due to supply chain and epidemic factors. On average, for every five mobile phones shipped, one is an iPhone. Samsung ranked second with a market share of 20%, a year-on-year increase of 3%; Xiaomi maintained its third position with a 12% share, and OPPO and vivo ranked among the top five with 9% and 8% shares respectively.
Some analysts attributed Apple’s return to the top 1 global mobile phone market share after three quarters to the excellent sales performance of the iPhone 13, especially in Greater China. “The iPhone’s popularity in the Chinese market has surprised many, and the aggressive pricing of its flagship device maintains a strong value proposition,” said Canalys analyst Sanyam Chaurasia.
Nanfang + reporter was informed that before this, Apple has been ranked as the top 1 smartphone shipment in China for 6 consecutive weeks, and the strong performance of the Chinese market has also helped Apple become the smartphone manufacturer with the most shipments in the world in Q4 2021. Xiaomi Group executives also stated on the conference call in the third quarter of 2021 that Xiaomi’s domestic market share declined in the third quarter, which was directly related to the “strong performance of the iPhone 13.”
In addition to the mobile phone business, Apple is also the fastest-growing computer brand in 2021. According to statistics, in 2021, the global PC shipments will exceed 341 million units, of which Apple computer shipments will rank fourth, Lenovo first, HP second, and Dell third.
We know that mobile phones are composed of two parts: hardware and software. With the continuous advancement of technology, while the hardware specifications are constantly improving, the software has also ushered in a major upgrade. Among them, the one that attracts the most attention is the system part. Whether it is iOS or android, the system is constantly “evolving”, so the system push update notification is actually a normal thing.
However, although it is not difficult to upgrade the mobile phone system, the system itself is very complicated. Many times, a little uncertainty can lead to big usage problems. This also makes many users worried. So if you want to update the system of the mobile phone, let’s take a look and you will know.
Problems that may occur after the mobile phone system is updated Today, with the increasing number of system functions, the system is also becoming larger and larger. The most direct impact of continuous system updates is that it will take up more storage space.
In fact, the system update of the mobile phone is no different from the installation of the APP. Both need to download the installation package to the local, and then restart the installation. The system firmware itself is a very large file, which will only be larger after decompression, and will occupy a large part of the ROM space.
This is not the end, the mobile phone system is a program that is always running. This means that it will also take up part of the memory space. Therefore, when the mobile phone memory and flash memory are fixed, the system will become larger and larger, which will squeeze more mobile phone space. Coupled with the running of other programs, it is not surprising that the phone freezes.
In addition, the increasing system functions will bring some other problems, such as fast power consumption, software incompatibility and so on. The former is mostly related to system optimization. After the new system is installed, the CPU and system algorithms will be continuously optimized in the background. As a result, the mobile phone will naturally have the problem of increased power consumption. Therefore, many times we will find that the power failure of the mobile phone after the major version update is the most serious, and it usually takes a period of use to stabilize.
As for software incompatibility, it is actually rare, but it does exist. It also often occurs after a major version of the system is updated, and some APPs may have problems such as being unusable and crashing. They are basically related to the software development side. They have not kept up with the development rhythm of new systems, resulting in incompatibility between software systems. You can first confirm whether the APP itself needs to be updated to match the new system.
Of course, the occurrence of these risks is always linked to “probability”. All we can do is to minimize these risks. Therefore, whether to update the mobile phone system frequently depends on the specific situation!
It is not recommended to update frequently if the performance is too low or old mobile phones Generally speaking, mobile phone manufacturers update the system, in addition to fixing security loopholes and some bugs, the main job is to add new functions to the mobile phone. The “price” is that the demand for hardware performance will also increase, which is naturally nothing for flagships with “excessive performance”, but it is different for old mobile phones.
Thinking about our own purchase experience, the new mobile phone just bought, even if it is a thousand yuan cheap phone, is often very smooth. However, with the continuous update of the system version and the loss of hardware, the old models will become more and more stuck due to insufficient hardware performance. This is especially true for mid-to-low-end mobile phones that have been used for 2-3 years.
Undoubtedly, with the continuous updating of the system, the emerging new functions are gradually increasing the load on the hardware. For friends who use old mobile phones, if there is no urgent need for upgrades, such as patching security holes and patching bugs, Or maybe there are new features that really appeal to you, and it’s better not to update.
Correspondingly, if your mobile phone has strong performance, or is a new mobile phone, there is nothing to worry about. It is generally recommended to update. It is easy to adapt to the new mobile phone, it is unlikely to have serious bugs, and the experience will be improved.
The large version should be updated as “prudently” as possible, and the small version can be updated “frequently” Of course, in addition to depending on the situation of the mobile phone, we can also start with the large version and the small version for the system itself. Generally speaking, for some older mobile phones, when updating the system, try to update the large version of the system with caution, and the small version can be updated relatively “diligently”.
The so-called major version means that there will be a qualitative change in the system update, including functional improvement, which may involve all aspects of experience. Such as daily interaction, animation, function expansion, etc. These updates are generally not just small changes, but changes to the bottom layer of the system. And most of them are adapted and upgraded for some new models. Even if the old models support the new system, the user experience must be incomparable with the new mobile phones.
Therefore, for such a large version of the update, it is recommended that you be cautious. Don’t update right away. You can wait and see and pay attention to other users’ feedback on this. After waiting for a while to make sure there are no problems with this major version update, update the phone again.
The market share of the iPhone has been quite impressive. Anyone who is using an iPhone must also know that the “battery health” can be seen on the phone. If the battery is too worn out, replace the battery. Otherwise, there will be a dilemma of insufficient battery life and shutting down at once. Recently, some netizens asked in the Facebook community, how much does the battery wear out before it needs to be replaced?
How often should the iPhone battery be replaced? Experts revealed that the “health level” is less than the battery and the battery will die quickly. A netizen posted on the Facebook community that his iPhone 11 has been used for one year and eight months, and the battery health remains at 80%.
As soon as the post came out, netizens left messages to share the usage status “I have 75% left on 11 in two years…”, “7+ has used 4 years of health remaining 78%, and it is obvious that it is easy to burn the machine after running to replace the battery in the auxiliary factory. The power consumption also feels a bit fast, and I regret the whole thing”, “The i8 is currently 85%, and it can last for a while.”
Judging from the comments of netizens, most of the people have used it for a year before the battery health began to decline significantly. Apple’s official website battery health replacement guide also points out that after an iPhone battery is charged 500 to 800 times, the battery life may drop to 80%. As long as it is close to or below 80%, you will find that the iPhone has abnormal power consumption, and the battery should be replaced at this time.
In addition, Apple’s official website also detailed that there are 4 tips to “maximize” battery life and life:
Update the software to the latest version: Software updates also improve energy-saving technologies.
Avoid extreme ambient temperature: 16°C ~ 22°C is the ideal temperature range, avoid exposing the device to an environment above 35°C, otherwise it may cause permanent damage to the battery.
Remove some sheaths before charging: charging in the protective sheath may cause the device to overheat and affect the battery’s capacity.
When storing for a long time, the battery should have half the charge. If you plan to store the unit for more than six months, it is best to keep it at 50% charge. A full charge may shorten battery life, and a full discharge may render it impossible to recharge later.
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