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Huawei Displaces Apple as World's #2 Smartphone Maker

posted by martyb on Sunday August 05 2018, @02:31PM   Printer-friendly
from the who-ya-gonna-call? dept.

takyon writes:

Huawei Declares Ambition to Be No.1 After Dethroning Apple

Huawei Technologies Co., which just edged past Apple Inc. to become the world's second-largest smartphone maker, wants to be top of the heap before the end of 2019.

The Chinese giant shipped more than 95 million phones in the first six months, up about 30 percent from a year earlier. Consumer division chief Richard Yu on Friday said he wants Huawei to be No. 1 in smartphones by the fourth quarter of next year, with a market share of more than 20 percent -- despite acknowledging its virtual absence in a pivotal U.S. market.

Huawei this year overcame a global slump by grabbing sales from Apple and current leader Samsung Electronics Co. The fast-growing consumer division has helped Huawei, the leader in global telecommunications equipment, get past lackluster demand from carriers globally. Despite barely making a dent in the U.S., it's managed to build a strong presence in $600-plus phones in markets from Europe to Africa, which in turn allowed it to break Apple's and Samsung's years-long stranglehold on the global market.

Also at WSJ, Business Insider, and CNBC.

See also: Global tablet sales decline, with only Apple and Huawei showing growth

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  • (Score: 1, Redundant) by WizardFusion on Sunday August 05 2018, @05:05PM (3 children)

    by WizardFusion (498) on Sunday August 05 2018, @05:05PM (#717550) Journal

    you clearly can't read...

    ... current leader Samsung Electronics Co

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  • (Score: 2) by Gaaark on Sunday August 05 2018, @05:31PM (2 children)

    by Gaaark (41) on Sunday August 05 2018, @05:31PM (#717556) Journal

    You clearly missed the attempt at humour.

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    • (Score: 0, Troll) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday August 05 2018, @05:45PM (1 child)

      by Anonymous Coward on Sunday August 05 2018, @05:45PM (#717559)

      You need to reset your funny bone.

      • (Score: 2) by kazzie on Monday August 06 2018, @02:09PM

        by kazzie (5309) Subscriber Badge on Monday August 06 2018, @02:09PM (#717836)

        Care to break it for me first?