Global annual handset shipment growth declined in Q1 2022. More 5G smartphones were shipped in the quarter than 4G phones. Global 5G smartphone shipments are growing rapidly. Apple captured the top spot in 5G, but new entrants in the segment are making the space more competitive. In our extensive report, Strategy Analytics provides worldwide quarterly handset shipments by the major 2G, 3G, 4G and 5G protocols, for the top +30 vendors, from 2001 to Q1 2022.