Sales of smartphones have fallen in Russia. It is reported by "Kommersant".

According to MTS, which Kommersant journalists got acquainted with, in January-November, sales of smartphones in the Russian market fell by 19 percent in units and by 22 percent in money terms. For eleven months of 2022, 21 million devices were sold for the amount of 477 billion rubles, the average bill was 22 thousand rubles.

Demand for the premium segment fell by 57 percent, sales of devices cheaper than 15,000 rubles fell by 35 percent. Consumers began to focus on phones with a price of 30-40 thousand rubles - in this segment, an increase in sales by 30 percent in pieces was recorded. The most popular brands on the market were Xiaomi and Poco, followed by Samsung in second position and Realme in third.

According to the operator, among the most popular devices in 2022 were Xiaomi Redmi 9A, iPhone 11, 12 and 13, Samsung Galaxy A03. It is noted that in the top ten most popular devices there is not a single model from the fresh iPhone 14 line.

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The main reason for the shift in demand for Chinese models was the decision by Apple and Samsung to stop official deliveries to Russia. “Buyers have limited access to some services, there is no way to repair devices in official service centers,” said Alexander Surkov, head of the GS Group analytical center.

Earlier, TrendForce analysts said global smartphone shipments were down 11 percent year on year. The market leaders were Samsung, Apple and Xiaomi.