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Huawei overtakes Apple in Global Smartphone Shipments in third quarter of 2018
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According to leading analyst firms such as IDC, IHS Markit, and Counterpoint Huawei overtook Apple again in the third quarter of 2018 and remains the world’s second largest smartphone vendor for two consecutive quarters.
While its market share was down slightly from last quarter’s 15.9%, Huawei still shipped 52 million handsets and grabbed 14.6% global market share. https://youtu.be/cLbVkxWIgxI From a product perspective, its P-series and Mate-series are keeping it as competitive as ever. And Honor, which focuses on young consumers through online channels, has continued to sell well in many markets. IDC says smartphone vendors shipped 355.2 million units in Q3, down by 6.0% YoY, leading to a fourth-quarter loss. This casts doubt on the smartphone market. China represents roughly one third of smartphone of the global marketshare. It has, however, experienced decline since Q2 2017, and Q3 2018 is the sixth quarter where the Chinese smartphone market has seen contraction. https://youtu.be/3rZkclJwhL0 However, Huawei is gaining momentum due to growth in its local and global shipments.Top 5 Smartphone Companies by Worldwide Shipments, Market Share, and YoY Growth, Q2 2018 (shipment: million) | |||||
Company | 3Q18 Shipment Volumes | 3Q18 Market Share | 3Q17 Shipment Volumes | 3Q17 Market Share | 3Q18/3Q17 Change |
Samsung | 72.2 | 20.3% | 83.3 | 22.1% | -13.4% |
Huawei | 52.0 | 14.6% | 39.1 | 10.4% | 32.9% |
Apple | 46.9 | 13.2% | 46.7 | 12.4% | 0.5% |
Xiaomi | 34.3 | 9.7% | 28.3 | 7.5% | 21.2% |
OPPO | 29.9 | 8.4% | 30.6 | 8.1% | -2.1% |
Others | 119.9 | 33.8% | 149.8 | 39.6% | -19.9% |
Total | 355.2 | 100.0% | 377.8 | 100.0% | -6.0% |
Source: IDC Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker, November 1, 2018 |