Meanwhile, Apple’s market share saw a slight dip to 11.9% from 12.1% in the year-ago period as sales remained relatively flat. It may be noted that Q2 is Apple’s slowest quarter, as iPhone fans await the grand September launch event.
However, Huawei probably took full advantage of this slowdown, raising its global market share during this period to 13.3% from just 9.8% a year ago. Huawei’s unit sales jumped 38.5% during the second quarter.
Adding to the Chinese assault was Xiaomi, whose market share rose from 5.8% to 8.8%. In a striking first-time achievement, both the Chinese smartphone companies together sold more devices than Samsung during the quarter.
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OnePlus-parent Oppo, the fifth largest smartphone vendor in the world, also saw slight increases in its unit sales and market share.
Reports back the figures published a month ago by IDC and Canalys, both of which reported the same order of ranking, albeit slight changes in the data.