The Chinese edition of Gizmochina, citing data from Counterpoint Research, published an article thanks to which
So, despite the coronavirus pandemic, as well as US sanctions, it is the Chinese tech giant thatHuawei became the leader in the ranking of the largest smartphone manufacturers in April.It is reported that Huawei has managed to overtake the South Korean company Samsung for the first time.
According to vice president of research atCounterpoint Neil Shah, Huawei gained 19% of the market share, while over the same period Samsung has only 17%. The change of leader from Samsung to Huawei is due to the patriotism of Chinese consumers, who began to give preference to Huawei, against the backdrop of US sanctions. In addition, restrictions caused by the coronavirus pandemic have seriously affected Samsung sales in a number of markets.