Rankings: Top phone makers by Q4 shipments

The world’s smartphone vendors shipped a total of 375.4 million units during the fourth quarter of last year, down 4.9 percent year-on-year and declining for the fifth consecutive quarter, according to a report released by International Data Corp. IDC predicted the smartphone market is likely to decline this year, with continuously challenging market conditions. The top five smartphone vendors in the fourth quarter were Xiaomi, OPPO, Huawei, Apple and Samsung.