Smartphone share: Apple beats Huawei for No. 2 in 2018

New iPhone models hold off surging Chinese rival in fourth quarter

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Huawei and Apple find themselves neck and neck in the global smartphone race, with Huawei's sales on the upswing and Apple's on the wane. © Reuters

CHENG TING-FANG and LAULY LI, Nikkei staff writers

TOKYO -- Apple held off its fast-growing rival Huawei Technologies to remain the world's No. 2 smartphone maker in terms of market share in 2018, according to data released by U.S. research company IDC.

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