Huawei Overtakes Samsung as World's Biggest Smartphone Vendor
Huawei has long harbored ambitions to overtake Samsung as the world's biggest smartphone seller, and going by the numbers from Canalys, that's just what happened during the April-June period this year. That doesn't mean Huawei will hold onto the top spot for long, as the results were clearly influenced by the ongoing pandemic. Canalys' figure of 55.8 million Huawei smartphones shipped is actually down 5 percent year-on-year, while Samsung slid 30 percent to 53.7 million. More than 70 percent of Huawei's devices are now sold in China, which hasn't been hit as hard by COVID-19 as many of Samsung's major markets. Samsung, meanwhile, is a tiny player in China. "Our business has demonstrated exceptional resilience in these difficult times," Huawei said in a statement to The Verge. "Amidst a period of unprecedented global economic slowdown and challenges, we've continued to grow and further our leadership position by providing innovative products and experience to consumers."
Huawei has long harbored ambitions to overtake Samsung as the world's biggest smartphone seller, and going by the numbers from Canalys, that's just what happened during the April-June period this year. That doesn't mean Huawei will hold onto the top spot for long, as the results were clearly influenced by the ongoing pandemic. Canalys' figure of 55.8 million Huawei smartphones shipped is actually down 5 percent year-on-year, while Samsung slid 30 percent to 53.7 million. More than 70 percent of Huawei's devices are now sold in China, which hasn't been hit as hard by COVID-19 as many of Samsung's major markets. Samsung, meanwhile, is a tiny player in China. "Our business has demonstrated exceptional resilience in these difficult times," Huawei said in a statement to The Verge. "Amidst a period of unprecedented global economic slowdown and challenges, we've continued to grow and further our leadership position by providing innovative products and experience to consumers."
