Huawei increased its smartphone market share during Q2 despite its well publicised issues, as global shipments registered their best quarter for more than a year, Strategy Analytics figures showed.
Samsung Electronics reported weak sales momentum for its Galaxy S10 and stagnant demand for premium products in Q2, with its few bright spots coming from its Networks business and sales of A Series handsets.
LG Electronics' mobile business continued to weigh on its overall performance, as Q2 sales dipped due to stagnant demand in the smartphone market and increased competition from Chinese brands.
Apple was tipped to incorporate 5G in a line of three new iPhones due in 2020, with its ambitions to incorporate the technology boosted by a proposed $1 billion acquisition of Intel’s smartphone modem business.
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