Smartphone sales jump sharply over first half of 2024

Smartphone sales jumped sharply over the first half of this year, lifting 8 per cent to 3.98 million units. According to research firm Teslyte, Android sales comprised 56 per cent of the total, while Apple sales were 44 per cent. Cost of living pressures meant that the average smartphone is now being replaced after roughly four years, six months longer than the previous survey. The top two vendors remained Apple and Samsung, and on any given month, either Oppo or Motorola were in third place.