Overall smartphone sales dropped 25% year over year in the U.S. according to a new report from Counterpoint Research. The worst-hit brands were Motorola and ZTE, but even Apple was down 23% compared to 2019.
Samsung, however, was only down 10%.
One thing that helped: federal stimulus checks.
âUS smartphone sales picked up when the first stimulus checks were received by consumers during the back half of April,â Counterpointâs Jeff Fieldhack said in a statement. âSoon after, carrier stores and national retail began opening again which further helped the recovery.â
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