Global smartphone shipments grew +11% YoY in Q2 2021. This was the mobile industry’s second highest annual growth since 2016, mainly because of the favorable compare. Samsung maintained the top spot but lost market share annually. Xiaomi pushed into the top two list for the first time ever, benefiting from the withdrawal of Huawei and LG. Apple ranked the third place, followed by OPPO and vivo. Transsion, Realme, Lenovo-Motorola, Honor and Huawei are on the top ten list this quarter. Among major players, Transsion, OnePlus, Realme and Xiaomi led the pack with the higher annual growth rate this quarter. Our extensive report contains global smartphone shipments for the top 35+ vendors by quarter from 2007 to Q2 2021. Global smartphone shipments by vendor by operating system by region by quarter are also included, in a pivot table. The report is a valuable tool for mobile stakeholders who want to size the huge market for smartphones and operating systems by vender.