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# Shipments for 5G smartphones reached 700 million in 2022
- URL: https://www.techloy.com/5g-smartphone-shipments-in-2022/
- Published: 2023-02-13T15:39:30.000Z
- Updated: 2023-02-13T16:16:59.000Z
- Author: Emmanuel Oyedeji
- Tags: Mobile, / Insights

According to estimates from the International Data Corporation, 5G continued a growth trajectory in 2022, nearing 700 million units shipped in the year*.*

However, the growth rate is beginning to slow down as it becomes the de facto cellular technology in high and premium-tier smartphones. The stagnating growth was also connected with the overall decline in smartphone shipments in the year reaching the lowest point since 2013\. 

Shipment declined 12% in 2022 due to the geopolitical and economic turbulence which dampened consumer sentiments in the year and is expected to continue to hinder growth in 2023.

[The global smartphone market sees another tough year with 11% drop in shipments during 2022The global smartphone market faced another difficult year with an 11% drop in shipments in 2022, according to new data from Canalys. This was the lowest number seen in nearly a decade, with the last time figures were this low being in 2013\. The market faced challenges from the pandemic,![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/c1/a6/c1a6d111-d951-41ad-a392-c1e841210b93/content/images/size/w256h256/2021/07/techloy-dot.png)TechloyAcquah Nana Yeboah![](https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1513611771808-7e8ab7f1dec6?crop=entropy&cs=tinysrgb&fit=max&fm=jpg&ixid=MnwxMTc3M3wwfDF8c2VhcmNofDF8fHBob25lc3xlbnwwfHx8fDE2NzQxMzQxNDA&ixlib=rb-4.0.3&q=80&w=2000)](https://www.techloy.com/global-smartphone-market-declined-11-percent-in-2022/)

In the vendor category, Apple remained the leading 5G device vendor, while Samsung was the fastest-growing major vendor globally and is fast catching up to Apple. 

Xiaomi established itself in the third position amid a turbulent year for the smartphone maker. Oppo and Vivo both suffered steep declines in 2022 as they struggle for adoption outside the Chinese market. TCL-Alcatel was again the fastest-growing vendor, but its volumes are still insignificant compared to the main vendors. 

Per region, Central and Latin America and the Middle East and Africa were the fastest-growing regions in 2022.