Global smartphone shipments grew +5% annually in Q3 2017. Samsung maintained the top spot and ranked the largest vendor in all regions except North America and Asia Pacific. Apple ranked the second place with stable iPhone shipment. Huawei ranked top 3 in global and all regions except North America. It made big progress in Central Eastern Europe, but saw intensified competition from localized Chinese vendors in Asia and Africa. OPPO maintained the fourth place, as it outperformed in China and Asia. Xiaomi soared and maintained the fifth largest vendor this quarter. Our extensive report contains global smartphone shipments for the top 37 vendors by quarter from 2007 to Q3 2017. 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 vendor.