For the first time in the last two years, smartphones sales have returned to growth claims a report published by Strategy Analytics. In the Q3 of 2019, global smartphone sales hit the 366 million mark which is about 2% higher compared to the same quarter in yesteryear. While the overall sales have seen an upward trend only two companies were able to surpass their previous sales figures which include Samsung and Huawei.
Samsung shipped a total of 78.2 million smartphones worldwide in Q3 2019 which is about 8% higher percent in comparison to Q3 of 2018 when the company sold 72.3 million units. The South Korean company’s global market share has also grown from 20% to 21% YoY for the said time period. Worth highlighting, the devices that led Samsung’s sales to boost include the high-end Galaxy Note 10 lineup and the budget to mid-range focused Galaxy A lineup.
Chinese tech titan, Huawei managed to surprise everyone as its sales grew even after the U.S commerce department imposed a ban on it that prevents its handsets to ship with Google services. During the Q3 of 2018 and 2019, Huawei sales grew from 51.8 million to 66.7 million which is 29 % higher. Similar to Samsung, Huawei’s global market share also increased but at a much higher rate from 14% a year ago to 18% now.
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Surprisingly, the “much higher rate” would sound like an understated phrase if the global growth figures are compared to Chinese growth figures. In its home country, Huawei’s sales figure grew an astounding 66% YoY for the same time period. In the Q3 of 2018, Huawei sold 25 million units in China which grew to 41.5 million in the July to August quarter of 2019.
When the data from two reports are combined, it is revealed that Huawei’s global market except for its home country slumped 1.6 million units from 26.8 million units in the Q3 of 2018 to 25.2 million units in the Q3 of 2019. Even though Huawei’s overall sales did see an upward trend, we will have to wait and observe for how long can the company continue to thrive with sales boost only in its home country.
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