Apple’s business smartphone shipments slid 11 per cent despite overall growth in the sector during Q2, new data from Strategy Analytics shows.

According to the research company, overall global business smartphone shipments increased nearly 15 per cent year-on-year to 107.1 million units in Q2 2017. In North America, business smartphone shipments increased five per cent year over year to 23 million units, but that figure was down one per cent from the first quarter.

“Overall, the business smartphone industry expanded steadily in the second quarter,” Gina Luk, principal analyst for Strategy Analytics’ Mobile Workforce division commented adding: “Android and iOS are the two dominant operating systems in the market, as Windows 10 smartphone shipments continued to be squeezed out by the industry with close to zero market share.”

Among the top two vendors – Samsung and Apple – the former reaped the greatest reward. Strategy Analytics indicated Samsung achieved 15 per cent growth during the period.

Worldwide business tablet shipments during the quarter were flat year-over-year at 17.3 million units, Strategy Analytics added. Though the figure was up 7.5 per cent sequentially, the company noted the tablet market outlook remains “volatile”.