SEOUL -- Huawei Technologies surpassed Samsung Electronics in smartphone shipments in the second quarter, becoming the No. 1 player in the global market for the first time, according to multiple reports released on Friday.
Counterpoint Technology Market Research said Huawei shipped 54.8 million smartphones in the April-to-June period, dethroning Samsung, which had 54.2 million shipments. This gave each company a market share of around 20%.
