The foldable phone market originated in 2019 when Samsung introduced the first Galaxy Fold phone to the market, and it was not without some problems as it had to delay its launch after discovering defects in the screens of the units sent to the media, and this step went very well for the Korean company, It currently dominates the foldable mobile phone market with 90% of sales worldwide.
Consulting firm Omdia recently published a report on the current state of the foldable mobile phone market, which reveals that sales of this type of peripheral device grew by 309% in 2021 compared to the previous year and that Samsung leads this market with 90% of sales.
Last year, 9 million units of foldable smartphones were sold, of which 8 million were Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 and Galaxy Z Flip 3 launched in the market in the second half of the year.
This means that Samsung sold 89% of all foldable phones shipped last year, with the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3 being the best-selling foldable smartphone of 2021 worldwide with 4.6 million units shipped and the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 The second with 2.6 million units sold.
Omnia also indicated that Xiaomi's first phone, Mi Mix Fold, did not meet sales expectations and that this could cause its successor, Mi Mix Fold 2, to be marketed only in China, something that would benefit Samsung, which will continue to maintain its premium position in the phone market. Portable foldable.
