Apple's iPhone 12 release will relegate Samsung to third place in the 5G smartphone market

Getting off to a strong start in a market segment as important as 5G smartphones was obviously a great thing for Samsung, but being first is not everything, as the Korean tech giant is likely to learn the hard way in just a few months.

After commercially releasing more than a year ago and riding the wave of the Galaxy S20 family's initial global demand to finish 2020's opening quarter in , Samsung is expected to rank well behind both Huawei and Apple as far as 5G production for the entire year is concerned.

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