Huawei dethrones Xiaomi in China smartphone market
- 9 years ago
The world's largest mobile market - that would be China, not the U.S. - has a new leader: Huawei.
According to research firm Canalys, Huawei made a huge jump in the third quarter of 2015, overtaking rival Xiaomi to become the No. 1 smartphone vendor in China, a first for the company.
The Mate S maker rose to first place with 81 percent year-on-year shipment growth in Q3, following a strong showing the previous quarter as well.
Xiaomi, meanwhile, didn't have such a great quarter, logging a decrease in shipments from last year as it struggled to maintain its high growth.
Jessie Ding, a research analyst based in Canalys' Shanghai office, called Huawei's climb to the top a "remarkable feat, especially in the context of an increasingly cutthroat and maturing Chinese smartphone market."
But she added that Xiaomi may be focusing elsewhere.
According to research firm Canalys, Huawei made a huge jump in the third quarter of 2015, overtaking rival Xiaomi to become the No. 1 smartphone vendor in China, a first for the company.
The Mate S maker rose to first place with 81 percent year-on-year shipment growth in Q3, following a strong showing the previous quarter as well.
Xiaomi, meanwhile, didn't have such a great quarter, logging a decrease in shipments from last year as it struggled to maintain its high growth.
Jessie Ding, a research analyst based in Canalys' Shanghai office, called Huawei's climb to the top a "remarkable feat, especially in the context of an increasingly cutthroat and maturing Chinese smartphone market."
But she added that Xiaomi may be focusing elsewhere.