Huawei ranks first for the number of smartphones shipped worldwide Increases in China at 7:08 on August 1st

This year, the number of smartphones shipped worldwide in the three months to June decreased by 16% compared to the same period the previous year due to the global economic downturn caused by the spread of the new coronavirus. It was. On the other hand, by manufacturer, Huawei, which increased sales in China, took the top spot for the first time.

According to the US research firm IDC, the number of smartphones shipped worldwide during the three months from April to June was 278.4 million.

This is a significant decrease of 16% compared to the same period of the previous year, and IDC attributed it to the global economic downturn due to the spread of the new coronavirus.

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terms of market share by manufacturer, ▽Huawei, which increased sales in China, ranked first for the first time with 20%,
▽Samsung Electronics in Korea was second with 19.5%, and
▽Apple in the US was third with 13.5%.

Huawei has tightened its scrutiny by China in the high-tech sector, tightening the tightening of the US government, and IDC analyzes that "Huawei's uncertainty in the international market will continue."