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Huawei surpasses Apple in smartphone sales

August 2, 2018 by Mai Tao

Huawei has surpassed Apple in smartphone sales in the second quarter of this year, according to figures collated by the International Data Corporation.

The preliminary data from IDC’s Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker, smartphone vendors shipped a total of 342.0 million units during the second quarter of 2018 (2Q18), resulting in a 1.8 percent decline when compared to the 348.2 million units shipped in the second quarter of 2017.

The drop marks the third consecutive quarter of year-over-year declines for the global smartphone market and only the fourth quarter of decline in history. 

IDC believes this is the result of churn in some highly penetrated markets, although many high growth markets still exist and should return smartphone shipments to overall growth.

The arrival of Huawei in the second position marks the first quarter since 2Q10 where Apple has not been the number one or two smartphone company in terms of market share.

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Huawei delivered shipments of 54.2 million units to move into the second position with a record high market share of 15.8 percent.

Samsung maintained a comfortable lead, although indications from its recent 2Q18 earnings call suggest its mobile division revenues will face challenges moving forward.

Ryan Reith, program vice president with IDC’s Worldwide Mobile Device Trackers, says: “The continued growth of Huawei is impressive, to say the least, as is its ability to move into markets where, until recently, the brand was largely unknown.

“It is worth noting that Apple moved into the top position each of the last two holiday quarters following its product refresh, so it’s likely we’ll see continued movement among the top-ranked companies in 2018 and beyond.

“For most markets, the ultra-high end ($700+) competition is largely some combination of Apple, Samsung, and Huawei, depending on the geography, and this is unlikely to change much in the short term.

“At the same time, Xiaomi, Oppo, and Vivo are all slowly pushing their customer base upstream at a price tier slightly lower than the top three. This is an area they should all watch closely as the builds in this segment are getting increasingly more advanced.”

Anthony Scarsella, research manager with IDC’s Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker, says: “The combination of market saturation, increased smartphone penetration rates, and climbing ASPs continue to dampen the growth of the overall market.

“Consumers remain willing to pay more for premium offerings in numerous markets and they now expect their device to outlast and outperform previous generations of that device which cost considerably less a few years ago.

“To contest this slowdown, vendors will need to focus on new innovative features and form factors combined with incentives and promotions to drive growth in many of these highly competitive markets moving forward.”

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Smartphone company highlights

Samsung once again remained the leader in the worldwide smartphone market despite a 10.4 percent decline in shipments from last year.

The flagship S9/S9+, which launched late in the first quarter, witnessed slower than normal sales according to Samsung.

Samsung claims the slowdown is due to both intensified competition at the high end and an overall sluggish smartphone market.

The Korean giant will look to bolster sales in the coming weeks as we await the arrival of the new Galaxy Note 9.

The new Note will be unveiled on August 9th and is expected to launch earlier than the Note 8 to gain a foothold ahead of pending fall launches from Apple and others.

The device is expected to feature a bigger battery, new S-Pen capabilities, and increased performance.

Huawei surpassed Apple for the first time to move into the second position based on global market share.

It continues to lead the China smartphone market with a record-high market share of 27 percent in 2Q18.

In the first half of this quarter, Huawei’s P20/P20 Pro series found strong demand in the $600-$800 price segment, helping Huawei build a high profile in the market.

In the second half, with the release of its “GPU Turbo” technology, Huawei continued to earn a good reputation.

Heavy promotions led to strong sales for Honor models in the online channels as the Honor brand continues to be a key driver of growth for the Chinese tech giant.

Apple dropped to the third spot for the first time despite its second-quarter growth. Apple shipped 41.3 million iPhones, representing modest growth of 0.7 percent over the 41 million units shipped last year.

The iPhone continued to perform well at the high end as the iPhone X remains a top seller in many markets.

Apple will look to regain control of the market this fall with the expected launch of three next generations of iPhone models.

The new models are rumored to bring different screens sizes, price points, increased performance, and new features to the table when they arrive next quarter.

Xiaomi has pulled ahead of Samsung for the number-one position in India over the past few quarters and has now closed the gap with Samsung in Indonesia as it ramped up its local production to address the increased demand during the Ramadhan period, while also expanding its online channel presence and opening up more Mi home stores in the country.

Oppo faced a slowdown in key markets like India and most of Southeast Asia as it eased back on its aggressive marketing and sales activities in the region.

Despite this, the company still managed to grow 5.1 percent over last year as it continued its expansion into other markets such as the Middle East and Africa.

The recent launch of the Find X has also garnered Oppo some praise as the innovative, bezel-less and notch-less design has grabbed the attention of many.

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