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There are not a lot of mobile manufacturing countries in the world. Of the 195 countries in existence today, only a handful have any mobile production facilities. In all, there are less than 20 countries with cell phone production facilities.
Of these roughly twenty, three of them account for about 80% of the world’s mobile phone production. If you are shocked, it used to be worse: in 2020, only one country accounted for that same 80%, so some serious diversification is happening and mobile manufacturing is no longer a monopoly. Let’s look at the list of the top three countries where phones are produced today.
Where are your phones manufactured?
- Number 1: China
- Number 2: India
- Number 3: Vietnam
- Where Are The Rest Of The Phones Made?
- Top 10 Mobile Manufacturing Countries 2024
- The Largest Phone Manufacturing Country in the World
Number 1: China
In number one spot is China, and in the fiscal year ending March 2023, it accounted for 50% of total cell phone production in the world. That might seem huge, but China commanded much more until recently when companies like Samsung, Apple, Nokia, and others began to move some of their manufacturing away from China.
According to CounterPoint Research [1], China contributed to 67% of the global handset production in 2021. Three years ago, it was difficult to find mobile phones that were not made in China , as over 80% of the phones used in the world were made in this country at that time.
Number 2: India
India has become the world’s preferred alternative to China for mobile phone manufacturing [2], and its share of global production is sharply on the rise. As at this year, mobile phones have become India’s 5th largest export.
Samsung has the world’s largest phone production facility in India, and Apple also makes most iPhones in India now. When you consider that before 2016, phone manufacturing in India was a small industry and the country barely exported phones, you would realise how fascinating it is that it is now in 2nd place on the list of mobile manufacturing countries.
In 2014, India had only two phone plants; in 2023, it had over two hundred and sixty (260). Fascinating. India’s speedy rise has resulting in about the country accounting for 20% of the world’s mobile manufacturing, which has seen Vietnam being pushed down to the 3rd spot.
Number 3: Vietnam
Vietnam is in 3rd place with about 10% of global mobile phone production. Vietnam used to be in second place behind China, until India’s recent ramp up in phone production.
Where Are The Rest Of The Phones Made?
Other cell phone manufacturing countries are the Brazil, United States, Singapore, Japan, Italy, France, United Kingdom, Hong-Kong, South Korea, Germany , Czech Republic, Austria, Rwanda, Romania, and South Africa. These countries make up for the remaining 20% of cell phones produced and sold globally.
Top 10 Mobile Manufacturing Countries 2024
Here is a list of the top 10 mobile manufacturing countries in the world in 2024:
- China
- India
- Vietnam
- United States
- Japan
- Germany
- Italy
- France
- United Kingdom
- South Korea
The Largest Phone Manufacturing Country in the World
For several years, China has been the top mobile manufacturing country in the world, once accounting for up to 80% of global mobile phone production. While it is still the top country, India is fast rising and diluting China’s share of cellphone production. As at today, China produces about 50% of all mobile phones manufactured.
References
- CounterPoint Research ( source )
- Mobility Nigeria ( source )
Author:Mister Mobility
Digital Skills and Communication Coach | Mobile Phone Connoisseur since 2001 | Tech Blogging since 2004
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Did you know you could change the album cover on Samsung Music? Samsung Music is a mobile app that lets you access and play your offline audio tracks on your Samsung phone. Which is perfect for someone like me. You see, while the rest of the world has gone batshit crazy about streaming music, I am one of those who still keeps an offline library of music.
My library has thousands of tracks from hundreds of artistes, and finding the Samsung Music app made my day. One of the things I love doing is making sure my tracks have the appropriate album art, which means I need the ability to change them. And Samsung Music has that ability built in. Yippee! I share how I do it on the Samsung Galaxy S23 with you below.
- What to do to change the album cover on Samsung Music
- Does Samsung Music work on non-Samsung devices?
- Download Samsung Music app
What to do to change the album cover on Samsung Music
To change the album cover on Samsung Music app, launch the app, find the track you want and tap on it to open it.
Next, tap on the menu icon (the vertical dots) in the top right corner of the app and select Change cover image in the menu that drops down.
The app will present you with the options to access the phone Gallery or camera to get an image. Choose Gallery if you already have the cover art you want on your phone. Choose camera if you will be taking a photo to assign as cover art.
Once you have selected and cropped the image you want, the app will ask you, Allow Samsung Music to modify audio file? That’s what you want; right? Grant the permission and the cover art/image is changed immediately. That’s all you have to do to change the album cover on Samsung Music app.
Does Samsung Music work on non-Samsung devices?
I was curious to find out if Samsung Music app will work on a non-Samsung phone, afterall, I don’t always have a Samsung smartphone handy. So, I fired up a few non-Samsung phones and tried to install the app.
When I tried to install it from the Play Store, I got an error message saying This app won’t work for your device . Bummer. So, I tried to install it through APKPure, a 3rd party Android App store . I found the app there, but attempting to install it returned an error about a missing shared library. Oh, well. Samsung Music lives up to its name as a music player for…yes…Samsung phones. You can’t say it wasn’t aptly named.
Download Samsung Music app
If you own a Samsung Galaxy phone or tab and need a music app that lets you change the album art, download Samsung Music here .
Author:Mister Mobility
Digital Skills and Communication Coach | Mobile Phone Connoisseur since 2001 | Tech Blogging since 2004
