Huawei Gaining Share at Apple's Expense in Global Smartphone Market, Gartner Says
Chinese companies Huawei, Oppo and BBK Communication accounted for 21 percent of smartphones sold to users in Q3 and were the only companies in the top five to expand sales, Gartner reported Thursday. Worldwide smartphone sales rose 5.4 percent to…
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373 million units. Apple’s share slipped 1.5 percentage points to 11.5 percent, while market leader Samsung's share declined 4.4 points amid Galaxy Note7 problems (see 1611070038). "The decision to withdraw the Galaxy Note7 was correct, but the damage to Samsung's brand will make it harder for the company to increase its smartphone sales in the short term," analyst Anshul Gupta said. Android continued to capture share from iOS, owning nearly 88 percent of the market, Gartner said. The pulling of the Note7 will likely “only slightly” benefit the iPhone 7 Plus,” as users are likely to remain loyal to Samsung or “at least with Android,” analyst Roberta Cozza said.