Huawei has always been optimistic that its shipment would still surge despite the ban by the US government. Before the ban, Huawei has stated its intent to take on Samsung for the top spot in the smartphone market. That projection may have fallen short of expectation but the latest data from Strategy Analytics shows Huawei’s market share inched closer to that of Samsung this year.
The data as shared by Korean Herald shows that Huawei managed to edge closer to Samsung and narrow the market share gap to 3.6 percent this year. The market share gap between Huawei and Samsung last year was 5.9 percent.
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We can’t be so sure about the authenticity of the data since we did not scoop it from Strategy Analytic’s website directly. However, the data shows that Samsung shipped 323 million smartphone units in 2019, accounting for a 21.3 percent share. On the other hand, Huawei shipped 251 million units laying claim to an estimated 17.7 percent share of the market this year, up from 14.4 percent in 2018.
The market data also captured Apple’s market share which places it at the third spot. Huawei toppled Apple in 2018 and that lead continued this year. Apple is said to have shipped an estimated 193 million iPhones this year, accounting for a 13.6 percent share. Apple won’t be losing too much sleep about the shipment numbers, though, as its revenue is still higher than Huawei’s.
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