[New post] Xiaomi retained top spot in China in 2015, but Huawei likely to hit back this year, says Canalys

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Monday, February 1, 2016

Ben Lovejoy posted: " While Canalys reported last year that Huawei overtook Xiaomi to become the biggest-selling smartphone manufacturer in China during Q3, it now says strong Q4 sales enabled Xiaomi to retake the top slot for the year. It says Xiaomi ended the year with a" Respond to this post by replying above this line New post on 9to5Google Xiaomi retained top spot in China in 2015, but Huawei likely to hit back this year, says Canalys by Ben Lovejoy While Canalys reported last year that Huawei overtook Xiaomi to become the biggest-selling smartphone manufacturer in China during Q3, it now says strong Q4 sales enabled Xiaomi to retake the top slot for the year. It says Xiaomi ended the year with a 15.2% market share against 14.7% for Huawei, with Apple following at 12.5%. The WSJ reports that this view is echoed by rival market intelligence company Strategy Analytics. However, with more Chinese consumers looking to upgrade to mid-range handsets this year, Canalys analyst Nicole Peng believes the positions could be reversed during the course of this year ... Read more of this post Ben Lovejoy | February 1, 2016 at 4:42 am | Tags: China, Huawei, Smartphone, xiaomi | Categories: Android | URL: http://wp.me/p1w6tN-xZF Comment    See all comments Unsubscribe to no longer receive posts from 9to5Google. Change your email settings at Manage Subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: http://9to5google.com/2016/02/01/xiaomi-huawei-china-smartphone-sales/ Thanks for flying with WordPress.com