Global smartphone shipments dipped -8% annually in Q3 2018. Samsung remained the world's largest vendor in global smartphone market this quarter, and topped in Europe, Central Latin America and Middle East Africa. Huawei ranked the second largest smartphone vendor for two quarters in a row. It posted solid growth across all regions except North America. Apple ranked the third place but maintained the first place in North America and gained market share annually in all regions except Europe. Xiaomi solidified the fourth spot and OPPO remained the fifth place. Our extensive report contains global smartphone shipments for the top 35+ vendors by quarter from 2007 to Q3 2018. 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.