Huawei is now officially confirmed as the third largest mobile phone maker in the world. The chinese smartphone maker pipped Microsoft to the position and now sits just behind Samsung and Apple.
According to the latest report from Strategic Analytics for Q2 2015, Huawei shipped 30.6 million phones translating to a 7% market share compared to Microsoft’s 27.8 million which leaves the Redmond giant languishing at 4th position. Microsoft’s loss is Huawei’s gain and thanks to the popularity of its smartphones in China.
Samsung also slipped by about 7% but still managed to ship 89.0 million phones down from 95.3 million in the last quarter while Apple gained 35% by shipping 47.5 million phones up from 35.2 million from last quarter.
The report also shows that Xiaomi’s growth is now slowing down both locally and internally despite the company’s plans to move to the international scene and about $46 billion valuation. The company is facing intense pressure from the likes of Meizu, Huawei and others, which could make it lose its top 5 position.
Q2 2015: Huawei pips Microsoft as the Third Largest Mobile Phone Maker in the World
At the moment the (Q2 2015), the Top Largest Mobile Phone Makers List in the world looks like this.
• Samsung – 89.0 million (20.5%)
• Apple – 47.5 million (10.9%)
• Huawei – 30.6 million (7.0%)
• Microsoft – 27.8 million (6%)
• Xiaomi – 19.8 million (4.6%)
• Others – 219.9 million (50.6%)
Global smartphone market experienced just 2% growth annually to hit the 435 million units and smartphones accounted for 8 out of every 10 mobile phone shipments this quarter. The 2% growth rate is the industry’s weakest performance citing slowing sales and demands in Europe, China and the US.
Huawei is expected to launch a nexus smartphone towards the end of this year, should Apple and the whole industry worry about this?
