) in the second quarter, underscoring the resilience of the China market even as global demand for phones plunged amid the pandemic.
Huawei shipped 55.8 million devices in the April-June period, trumping Samsung’s 53.7 million, according to data from research firm Canalys. Huawei now sells nearly two-thirds of its handsets in China, which took an early hit from the coronavirus pandemic but has since reclaimed ground as new cases have dwindled. Smartphone makers dominant in other countries are still struggling as new virus cases continue to rise.
“Our business has demonstrated exceptional resilience in these difficult times,” a Huawei spokesman said.The company’s stint as top seller may prove short-lived once other markets recover, a senior Huawei employee with knowledge of the matter told Reuters.The United States has effectively blocked Huawei from using Google’s services, damaging the attractiveness of the Chinese company’s phones abroad, and limited its access to chips crucial for 5G networking.
Remember Huawei is backed by government. They can sell whatever they want when government allows/wants. If I were Xi, I want every chinese to have a Huawei spy phone.
Not much takers of android, if good alternate is available. World would be better place with alternate to android in phones, windows in computers.
Their products cost half as much, and they did not have to pay for research and development as they 'used' (without permission necessarily) the tech from other firms manufacturing in China that they learned from to be where they are..
LOL, wonder what is preloaded you can't take off them.
i have shaumi and huwawei
I bought a samsung Galaxy A20. I hate the damned thing. don't have the $ for a diff phone now. Samsung has a 'helper' prog slowes down a simple game to unplayable, have to pinch the screen every vid on YT to see the full vid. Wont let me call cop-fire-amb w/out 20 questions 👎
If you don’t know you better ask someone! Just another evidence China is taking over as number one in the world right under realDonaldTrump’s watch.
No worries. Sam Tsung is moving on to bigger and greater things
No chance of me buying anything else from China.they have given the world enough.
Competition is good. Keep bringing out amazing devices!
BaldingsWorld Could Reuters actually do some reporting?
and googlish Facebook dont spy ..
America's oppression of Huawei gives it the best advertisement.
It's called state controlled economy. Hello
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