Canalys: realme is still the top mobile player in the Philippines (Q3 2021)

realme recently revealed that the company has retained its position as the number 1 smartphone vendor in the country. This is the third consecutive quarter this year that the company is at the very top spot of the Philippine market.

File photo: realme GT Master Edition

realme is still the king in PH!

During the quarter, realme bolstered its mobile line in the country by launching the realme 8 5G (starts at PHP 10,990) and realme GT master Edition (starts at PHP 18,990) realme 8 5G is the company's most affordable 5G-ready offering while the GT Master Edition is a premium mid-ranger with an attractive price tag.

Our friends from revü reported that realme captured 26 percent of the market share once more to retain the number 1 position despite posting a negative 21 percent annual growth. This share is comfortably ahead of the number 2 OPPO with 19 percent unit share and 11 percent growth.

The data from Canalys

The rest of the top 5 brands suffered negative annual growth. Samsung is back at number 3 with 16 percent of the market share and negative 35 percent growth, Xiaomi is down to number 4 with 10 percent market share, and vivo dropped to number 5 with 9 percent of the pie.

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Source: realme