Huawei surpasses Apple in popularity to become the second best-selling smartphone in the world
Chinese phones continue to take over the world. This conclusion can be drawn from the study of the IDC financial resource, according to which Huawei smartphones for the first time in history were able to break out into the second place in popularity in the world market and overtook Apple. And the undisputed leader is still occupied by Samsung, which sold about 20% of all smartphones sold in the second quarter of 2018. In total, Huawei was able to sell more than 54 million devices, and it is worth noting that the increased demand fell on the company's top-end phones in the price segment from 600 to 800 dollars. The Chinese brand has a positive reputation and Huawei's sales are forecast to continue to grow. Against the backdrop of the success of competitors, it is not at all worth bury Apple, because compared to the second quarter of last year, the company was able to sell 0.3 percent more smartphones, and the total number of devices sold exceeds 41 million. It is important to note that thanks to the sale of third-party products like Smartwatch, the company's revenues increased by 17%. The well-known brand Xiaomi did not lag far behind competitors and, thanks to a significant increase in demand, was able to sell about 32 million mobile devices. The success of the company in the Indian market was also noticed, where Xiaomi phones managed to squeeze out the previous leader - Samsung in popularity. In fifth place among the most popular smartphone brands is Oppo, which sold about 30 million smartphones. In the USA market, the company's phones are not very popular, but in India and South Asia, not least thanks to an aggressive advertising campaign, Oppo products are very popular. The competition on the mobile phone market is so hot now that it is really difficult to find the best device that will fully justify the money spent. Therefore, we suggest that you familiarize yourself with our material, where we review the best Android flagships of early 2018. The Topic of Article: Huawei surpasses Apple in popularity to become the second best-selling smartphone in the world. |
