Overall smartphone sales dropped 6.3 percent year over year in Europe in the first quarter, according to research firm Canalys, which described it as “the biggest ever drop in a single quarter.” Apple was the #2 smartphone vendor in Europe for the quarter, with a 22 percent market share. While the iPhone X dropped 25 percent in shipments from the previous quarter, Canalys called it “the best-shipping smartphone in the region.” And Canalys also said that 25 percent of iPhone shipments in the quarter are of models that are over two years old.
