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Huawei Claims to Have Overtaken Apple in Global Smartphone Sales by Volume

By Press Trust of India | Updated: 12 June 2017 13:02 IST
Huawei Claims to Have Overtaken Apple in Global Smartphone Sales by Volume
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  • Huawei says it has overtaken Apple in sale volumes across the globe
  • The brand is now selling across 74 countries including India
  • Though Samsung leads the global market in sale volumes
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Chinese smartphone maker Huawei on Monday said it has overtaken iPhone-maker Apple in global sales volume to become second largest handset company globally.

"Huawei overtook Apple in global sales volume share in December," Huawei India Director for Product Centre Allen Wang said.

He said the company's share in December 2016 reached 13.2 percent globally whereas Apple was in the range of 12 percent. The company claims to have shipped 139 million smartphones last year.

Though Samsung leads the global market in volumes, Huawei has overtaken the Korean technology major in some markets, Wang said.

"Honor (Huawei's online smartphone brand)has now become world's number one online brand," he said.

The brand is now selling across 74 countries including India.

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