Global handset shipments improved somewhat in Q4 2020. LTE handsets continue to dominate total volumes but are in what is now a sustained multi-year decline. 5G handset volumes are growing rapidly. Apple captured the top spot in 5G, but a number of 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 2020.