Huawei surpassed Apple to secure the No. 2 worldwide smartphone vendor position for the first time ever, according to Gartner, Inc. Apple is now No.3.

In 2017, smartphone sales to end users totaled over 1.5 billion units, an increase of 2.7 percent from 2016, according to market research firm Gartner, Inc. Huawei, ranked No. 3, raised its share in 2017, continuing to gain on Apple.

Global sales of smartphones to end users totaled 383 million units in the third quarter of 2017, according to market research firm Gartner, Inc.

Global sales of smartphones to end users totaled 380 million units in the first quarter of 2017, according to market research firm Gartner, Inc.

Over half of smartphone users spend no money on smartphone apps, these includes paid-for downloads and in-app transactions, according to Gartner.

Market research firm, Gartner, Inc. said total mobile phone / smartphone shipments are on pace to decline 1.6% in 2016.

Global sales of smartphone to end users totaled 344 million units in the second quarter of 2016 according to market research firm Gartner, Inc.

Gartner, Inc. said global smartphone sales are estimated to reach 1.5 billion units in 2016, a 7% growth from 2015.

Global sales of smartphones to end users reached 1.4 billion units in 2015, with Samsung maintaining the No.1. Android has a 80.7% market share in 2015.

Gartner, Inc. forecasts that 274.6 million wearable electronic devices will be sold worldwide in 2016.