Global annual handset shipment growth declined in Q4 2021. LTE handsets narrowly remained the leading technology segment in total shipment volumes. 5G smartphone volumes are growing rapidly and for the first time ever exceeded LTE handset shipments in a quarter. Samsung 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 Q4 2021.