smartphone maker huawei catching up on samsung apple
Last Updated : GMT 06:49:16
Arab Today, arab today
Arab Today, arab today
Last Updated : GMT 06:49:16
Arab Today, arab today

Smartphone maker Huawei catching up on Samsung, Apple

Arab Today, arab today

Arab Today, arab today Smartphone maker Huawei catching up on Samsung, Apple

Richard Yu, CEO of Huawei Consumer Business Group
Paris - AFP

Chinese smartphone maker Huawei managed to gain ground on Samsung and Apple in terms of market share last year, following the problems encountered by the two sector giants, the Gartner consultancy group said on Wednesday.

Over the year as a whole, the Chinese maker saw its sales leap by 26.7 percent, while the South Korean and US rivals both saw their sales decline by 4.3 percent, Gartner said in a study.

As result, Huawei was able to increase its share of the smartphone sector to 8.9 percent in 2016 from 7.3 percent a year earlier, while Samsung saw its market share shrink by two full percentage points to 20.5 percent and Apple's contracted to 14.4 percent from 15.9 percent. 

"Chinese makers succeeded in winning market share over last year and Huawei now seems to be the main rival to the two giants, even if the gap remains large," Gartner analyst Annette Zimmermann told AFP. 

Among the other Chinese smartphone makers are OPPO, BBK Communication Equipment (with its One Plus and Vivo brands), ZTE, Xiaomi and Lenovo.

"We're seeing a very real progression compared with earlier years, when the number three maker and the others had struggled to hold on to a market share of more than four percent," Zimmermann said.

"Huawei looks likely to strengthen its position again this year," she added.

In the fourth quarter of 2016 alone, the launch of the iPhone 7 and Samsung's difficulties with its Note 7 model enabled Apple to take top slot in the market with a share of 17.9 percent or 77 million units sold. 

Samsung sold 76.8 million smartphones in the October-December period, giving it a market share of 17.8 percent, while Huawei sold 40.8 million phones or a market share of 9.5 percent. 

"Preliminary data for the current quarter suggest that Samsung will overtake Apple again. But it's remarkable that Apple can hold on to that sort of share of the market with a closed eco-system," the analyst said.

With regard to the different operating systems, Android, which is used by the large majority of smartphone makers, commands a market share of 81.7 percent, while Apple's iOS operating system of its iPhones and iPads accounts for 17.9 percent of the market. 

arabstoday
arabstoday

Name *

E-mail *

Comment Title*

Comment *

: Characters Left

Mandatory *

Terms of use

Publishing Terms: Not to offend the author, or to persons or sanctities or attacking religions or divine self. And stay away from sectarian and racial incitement and insults.

I agree with the Terms of Use

Security Code*

smartphone maker huawei catching up on samsung apple smartphone maker huawei catching up on samsung apple

 



Name *

E-mail *

Comment Title*

Comment *

: Characters Left

Mandatory *

Terms of use

Publishing Terms: Not to offend the author, or to persons or sanctities or attacking religions or divine self. And stay away from sectarian and racial incitement and insults.

I agree with the Terms of Use

Security Code*

smartphone maker huawei catching up on samsung apple smartphone maker huawei catching up on samsung apple

 



GMT 19:47 2017 Sunday ,31 December

January21st-February19th

GMT 19:10 2017 Sunday ,05 February

Emma Stone dazzles in keyhole cutout

GMT 18:24 2017 Friday ,15 December

MBRU participates in Aqdar World Summit

GMT 10:34 2017 Saturday ,08 April

Harry Styles channels glam rock in post-1D debut

GMT 11:25 2017 Thursday ,12 October

Springbok assistant Van Graan to coach Munster

GMT 12:14 2017 Saturday ,01 April

Tour guide praises the spring tourism

GMT 23:40 2017 Tuesday ,28 February

Hiring housemaids just got cheaper in Abu Dhabi

GMT 06:36 2017 Thursday ,07 December

Confiscation crusaders try

GMT 08:31 2013 Saturday ,15 June

Moroccan ministry advises European citizens

GMT 05:30 2016 Tuesday ,20 September

Syria accuses US of supporting terror groups in Syria

GMT 06:12 2015 Wednesday ,11 February

US firm buys rights to Charlie Hebdo documentary

GMT 22:06 2017 Thursday ,24 August

March21st-April20th

GMT 17:17 2015 Saturday ,17 October

Chinese Ebola vaccine 'safe and responsive' so far
Arab Today, arab today
 
 Arab Today Facebook,arab today facebook  Arab Today Twitter,arab today twitter Arab Today Rss,arab today rss  Arab Today Youtube,arab today youtube  Arab Today Youtube,arab today youtube

Maintained and developed by Arabs Today Group SAL.
All rights reserved to Arab Today Media Group 2021 ©

Maintained and developed by Arabs Today Group SAL.
All rights reserved to Arab Today Media Group 2021 ©

arabstoday arabstoday arabstoday arabstoday
arabstoday arabstoday arabstoday
arabstoday
بناية النخيل - رأس النبع _ خلف السفارة الفرنسية _بيروت - لبنان
arabstoday, Arabstoday, Arabstoday