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Smartphone sales fall in second quarter of 2020

Phone manufacturers felt the heat of COVID-19 in the second quarter of the year as global sales of smartphones to end users totaled 295 million units, a decline of 20.4 per cent

Among the top five smartphone vendors, Samsung experienced the largest decline in sales while Apple’s smartphone sales were nearly flat year-over-year. Although Huawei also declined in smartphone sales year-over-year, it experienced 27.4 per cent growth, quarter-over-quarter, moving it into a virtual tie with Samsung for the No.1 position.

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