Global annual handset shipment growth declined in Q3 2021. LTE handsets narrowly remained the leading technology segment in total shipment volumes. 5G handset volumes are growing rapidly and are on track to match and then exceed LTE shipment volumes in future quarters. Samsung led in total handset shipments and LTE while 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 Q3 2021.