Huawei Takes Samsung's Crown as Top Smartphone Seller, Canalys Data Show
July 30 2020 - 12:20AM
Dow Jones News
By Yifan Wang
Huawei Technologies Co. became the world's top smartphone seller
for the first time ever in the second quarter, shipping more
handsets than any other rival, data from market researcher Canalys
shows.
That marks the first quarter in nine years that a vendor other
than Samsung Electronics Co. or Apple Inc. has been No. 1 in the
global smartphone market.
The Chinese telecom giant shipped 55.8 million devices in the
April-to-June quarter, down 5% from a year earlier.
Samsung took second place after the South Korean company's
shipments fell 30% to 53.7 million handsets as core markets such as
Brazil and India were hit hard by the pandemic.
Huawei's success was largely due to China's economy starting to
recover from the coronavirus before those of other countries.
"If it wasn't for Covid-19, it wouldn't have happened," Canalys
analyst Ben Stanton said of the result.
Huawei captured its highest-ever share of the Chinese market in
the past quarter with 46% of the total sales volume, according to
industry research firm Counterpoint Research.
However, Huawei's global dominance may be short-lived.
"Strength in China alone will not be enough to sustain Huawei at
the top once the global economy starts to recover," Canalys analyst
Mo Jia said.
Write to Yifan Wang at yifan.wang@wsj.com
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
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