Global smartphone sales dropped to 366 million for this year’s third quarter, against 387 million in Q3 2019, according to Gartner’s latest data. Huawei is increasingly struggling to sell its devices on the international level, while Xiaomi notched up stunning growth in this quarter.
The 5.7% global slump in the third quarter follows the historic decline of 20% of smartphone sales during the first two quarters of this year, mainly due to the COVID-19 pandemic, government-ordered lockdowns and many factory shutdowns.
Samsung remains the leading phone maker, while Huawei loses ground with a steep 21.3% decline this quarter in comparison to that of 2019. United States sanctions ag…
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