In the third quarter of this year (July to September), smartphone shipments in the US grew sequentially (compared to Q2) by 21% to 31 million units, according to the latest report by Canalys. This growth was driven by Apple's release of the iPhone 15, iPhone 15 Plus, iPhone 15 Pro, and iPhone 15 Pro Max, which accounted for 34% of all iPhone sales in the US in Q3 despite only being on sale for a few days. However, the market was down 5% year-on-year. Carrier promotions targeting premium device upgrades helped that downward trend not be any worse, but Apple's very late in the quarter...
Source: https://www.gsmarena.com/us_smartphone_shipments_grow_in_q3_fueled_by_apples_iphone_15_series-news-60555.php
