Samsung Leader in Smartphones as It Rebounded From Note Debacle, Analysts Say
Two researchers found a growing Q2 global smartphone market, they reported Wednesday, but IDC reported a 1.3 percent decline in shipments over the year-ago quarter. Canalys showed shipment gains of nearly 4 percent to 340 million and Strategy Analytics reported…
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a 6 percent bump to 360 million units, but IDC recorded 341.6 million Q2 smartphone shipments vs. 346.1 million, excluding OEM sales. Samsung maintained the top spot across the board, at around 79 million units. It “continued to recover from last year’s Galaxy Note 7 battery fiasco,” said SA’s Neil Mawston. Apple, meanwhile, "must justify any significant price increases with tangible improvements,” said Canalys' Tim Coulling. No. 2 Apple, with 12 percent market share vs. 11.7 percent, shipped 41 million phones, said IDC. "Closing in fast on Apple" is No. 3 Huawei, which posted strong gains to reach 10.7 percent market share on 38.4 million shipments, said SA.