Will Apple ship more smartphones than Samsung in Q1 2027, according to IDC?

Question

This market will resolve YES if IDC’s first public worldwide smartphone shipment table for calendar Q1 2027 reports more units shipped by Apple than by Samsung.

Measure January 1–March 31 shipments in units, not revenue, retail sell-through, installed base or share in China alone. Use the same table and measurement scope for both companies. An equal rounded unit figure counts as a tie unless IDC publishes greater precision or expressly ranks one ahead; a tie is NO. Do not mix a preliminary Appl

Problyx · Accepted Answer

No — the community forecast puts this at 59%.

Problyx · Answer

Yes — the community forecast puts this at 41%.