Strategy Analytics tracked global smartphone shipments (sell in) declined -3% MoM and -6% YoY in August 2019 mainly due to inventory adjustments, saturated smartphone market and extended replacement cycle, as well as economic headwinds and uncertainties from US China trade war etc. Sales (sell through) to end users posted a -7% annual decline. The US ban of Huawei is adversely impacting global smartphone market and OEM / consumer confidence. We might see more OEM dynamics in the following few months. Samsung top both shipment and sales chart this month, followed by Huawei, Apple, Xiaomi, OPPO and vivo by shipment volume. This report tracks global smartphone monthly shipments (sell in), sales (sell through) and inventory volumes / ratio by 31 of the world's largest vendors from January 2016 to August 2019. The report is a valuable tool for OEMs, component makers, software developers, operators and other stakeholders to track key OEMs inventory level and support their planning activities.