{"id":253799,"date":"2026-05-21T16:26:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T20:26:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/21\/apple-sees-latin-america-iphone-shipments-surge-31-led-by-mexico\/"},"modified":"2026-05-24T01:30:23","modified_gmt":"2026-05-24T05:30:23","slug":"apple-sees-latin-america-iphone-shipments-surge-31-led-by-mexico","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/21\/apple-sees-latin-america-iphone-shipments-surge-31-led-by-mexico\/","title":{"rendered":"Apple sees Latin America iPhone shipments surge 31%, led by Mexico"},"content":{"rendered":"

Apple sees Latin America iPhone shipments surge 31%, led by Mexico<\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/2026\/05\/21\/report-apple-sees-latin-america-iphone-shipments-surge-31-led-by-mexico\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Publish Date: 2026-05-21 16:26:00<\/a><\/p>\n

Source Domain: 9to5mac.com<\/a><\/p>\n

A new Omdia report shows iPhone shipments jumped 31% year over year in Latin America during Q1 2026, driven by strong iPhone 17 performance and a whopping 80% jump in Mexico. Here are the details.<\/p>\n

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iPhone 17 demand and Mexico performance help drive Apple\u2019s market share up<\/h2>\n

According to Omdia (via MacMagazine), Samsung led the Latin American smartphone market in Q1 2026, shipping 12.9 million units and taking 37% share, up 9% year over year.<\/p>\n

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Xiaomi followed in second place with 6 million units and 17% share, ahead of Motorola at 4.9 million units and 14% share. HONOR ranked fourth with 3.4 million units and 10% share, while Apple rounded out the top five with 1.8 million units and 5% share.<\/p>\n

While Apple saw a modest 400-thousand shipment increase in absolute numbers, this represented a 31% jump in annual growth, the biggest from the bunch, closely followed by HONOR, with a 30% jump.<\/p>\n

Overall, the market saw 34.8 million shipments, a modest 3% increase, as \u201cshortage and increase in the cost of memory components caused a reduction in the offer and availability of affordable devices,\u201d said Senior Analyst at Omdia, Miguel \u00c1ngel P\u00e9rez.<\/p>\n

The report shows that the top five markets in the segment accounted for 73% of shipments in Q1 2026, with Brazil and Mexico being the only two markets where Apple made an appearance.<\/p>\n

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Apple ranked fifth in Brazil with a 5% share, while in Mexico the company climbed to third place with a 16% share, after \u201can exceptional performance in Mexico (+80% YoY) and robust reception of the iPhone 17 series,\u201d Omdia said.<\/p>\n

Looking ahead, Omdia says rising memory costs are expected to become more visible in retail prices from late Q2 onward, particularly below the $300 mark.<\/p>\n

For Apple, that makes the higher-end resilience especially relevant, given that the iPhone largely competes above those more price-sensitive tiers.<\/p>\n

To check out Omdia\u2019s full report, follow this link.<\/p>\n

Worth…<\/h4>\n

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