Counterpoint posted on 11 May 2023 an article titled "MEA Smartphone Shipments Fall to Lowest Q1 Level Since 2016" by Yang Wang.
Chinese brand smartphone shipments to Africa and the Middle East fell 11 percent from the 1st quarter of 2022 compared to the first quarter of 2023. This is the lowest first quarter shipment since 2016. Samsung shipments were down slightly while Apple shipments were up 35 percent.
