Global smartphone sales have declined in the second quarter of this year and Samsung seems to be hit the most and thus, Huawei is expected to overtake Samsung as the leading smartphone brand in Q2 2020.
As per the report, shipments of Samsung devices are expected to have seen a decline of 30 percent. On the other hand, shipments of Huawei smartphones are said to have just slightly declined. Thus, it seems that the Chinese giant will be overtaking Samsung as the world’s largest smartphone maker in Q2 2020.
Huawei has already led the market in terms of smartphone shipments for the month of April and May and now it will be taking over for the entire quarter. This is impressive given that the company has been banned by the United States and is facing issues in other countries as well.
The Mainland China market seems to be making all the difference when it comes to the market share. While Samsung has less than 1 percent market share in Mainland China, Huawei, on the other hand, has captured more than 60 percent of the market.
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In the month of May, which saw 81.97 million shipments, Huawei had a market share of 19.7 percent while Samsung was just behind it with a market share of 19.6 percent. In comparison, back in April, the Chinese brand had a market share of 21.4 percent while Samsung had a 19.1 percent market share.
Although Huawei has managed to overtake Samsung to be the leading smartphone brand, it remains to be seen if the Chinese company can hold onto its position given the pressure it is facing from the western countries. Also, the appeal for Huawei and Honor smartphones could decline because of the lack of support for Google apps and services.
Huawei has been trying to reduce its reliance on third-party and is trying to manufacture devices through local resources. Instead of Google apps and services, it is offering its own Huawei Mobile Services with AppGallery. Recently, the U.S. added another sanction on Huawei, barring it from using American-technology for chipset making, and thus, TSMC has stopped taking new orders from the Chinese giant.
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