Apple iPhone sales declined 16% in the first quarter, but it’s important to remember that the overall smartphone market has also flatlined, largely due to market saturation.

IDC said Wednesday that smartphone shipments in the quarter increased just 0.2% compared to the first quarter of 2015, marking the smallest year-over-year growth on record. IDC recorded 334.9 million smartphones shipped worldwide during the quarter.

Even Samsung, the world’s biggest smartphone maker with a 25% market share, saw a slight decline of 0.6% in smartphone shipments, dropping to 81.9 million. No. 2 Apple declined by 16.3% to 51.2 million, giving it a 15% market share, IDC said.

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