Apple is now the largest company in the world for selling smartphones as it beat Samsung, which had been on top for 12 years, according to the International Data Corporation (IDC), BBC and Business Insider report. Apple sold more than 1 in 5 phones last year. Samsung got 19.4% of the market while other companies like Xiaomi, OPPO, and Transsion followed. The overall smartphone market decreased last year because of the pandemic. About 1.2 billion were sold, which is 3% less than the year before. This is the lowest in 10 years because many people were cautious with their money over economic prob…