Huawei is Biting Samsung and Apple's Pancake

Huawei Technologies and Lenovo Group gained market share at the expense of Samsung Electronics in the second quarter, according to the latest data released by research firm IDC.

Huawei's shipments in the quarter jumped 95% from a year earlier, while Lenovo enjoyed a 39% increase, IDC said. Both companies outpaced the 23% growth in the overall smartphone market. Shipments at Samsung, the world's largest smartphone maker, declined 3.9%.

While China's smartphone market is becoming more saturated, demand is strong in emerging markets in Asia, Latin America and Africa, where many consumers are still replacing their basic feature phones.