A new TrendForce report shows Apple saw a 14% year-over-year increase in smartphone production during Q2 2026, reaching a 19% share of global production, second only to Samsung.

TrendForce says Apple produced approximately 52 million iPhone units during Q2 2026, a 14% increase from the year-ago period. Global smartphone production for the period dropped 8% year over year to 275 million units. The decline was “narrower than previously forecast, resulting in better-than-expected overall performance.”

In light of the new numbers, TrendForce revised its 2026 forecast, raising its global smartphone production estimate to 1.07 billion units, up from 1.05 billion. If confirmed, that would represent a 14% year-over-year decline, compared with the 16% drop previously forecast.

Apple’s performance was second only to Samsung, which produced 62 million smartphones during Q2 2026, a 7% year-over-year increase, accounting for 23% of global production. After Apple, Oppo came in third with 30 million units, followed by Xiaomi with 29 million, vivo with 21 million, and Transsion with 20 million.

Growth was primarily driven by the effective pricing strategy of the iPhone 17 series. The report added that “price increases for the upcoming iPhone 18 series appear inevitable.” TrendForce noted that its upward revision reflects consumers buying earlier than planned and manufacturers reversing production cuts, not an increase in underlying demand.