Samsung Regains Spot as Top Smartphone Maker But Apple Captures 42% of Market Revenue [Report]

1 May, 2021 Samsung retook its position as the top smartphone maker in the first quarter of this year but Apple captured 42% of market revenue, according to Counterpoint research. That's over twice Samsung's revenue share of 17.5%. Counterpoint says that global smartphone shipments grew 20% YoY in Q1, reaching 354 million units. Samsung shipped 76.8 million of those units. Total revenue crossed the $100 billion mark for the first time in a March-ending quarter at $113 billion. Commenting on OEM rankings, Senior Analyst, Varun Mishra, added, "Samsung regained the top spot with the successful launch of the Galaxy S21…