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Apple has grabbed the top spot in global smartphone shipments for 2023, the first time it has done so and also the first time that a company other than Samsung has taken that position since 2010, the technology analyst firms Canalys and IDC report.

Global smartphone sales fell to 287 million units in the second quarter of 2022, a drop of 9% year-on-year and the lowest figure since the second quarter of 2020 when the pandemic first hit, the technology analyst firm Canalys says.

Global smartphone shipments in 2021 are predicted to grow 13.9% year-on-year in the first quarter and 5.5% for the full year, the technology analyst firm IDC says.

South Korean smartphone maker Samsung has regained the top spot in global shipments in the third quarter of the calendar year, after falling behind Chinese vendor Huawei in the second quarter, according to technology analyst firms Canalys, Counterpoint Research and IDC.

The prevailing economic uncertainty will force smartphone prices globally down, with nearly three-quarters of the devices to be sold at prices below US$400 (A$546.9), the technology analyst firm IDC has forecast.

Global smartphone shipments are expected to drop by nearly 10% this year, the tech analyst firm IDC says, forecasting growth in 2021 largely due to shipments of 5G devices.