Chinese smartphone makers dominate global market share in Q2

Chinese smartphones accounted for about half of the devices sold worldwide in the second quarter of this year, according to a report from London-based information provider IHS Markit.

The second quarter of 2019 was not the best time for smartphone makers as global smartphone shipments fell to 331.2 million units, down 3.6 percent from the same period last year, the report shows. Only four brands among the top 10 – Samsung, Huawei, OPPO and TCL – attained year-over-year growth in Q2.

People look at mobile phones in Turkey's first Huawei 'experience store' at Mavibahce Shopping Mall in Izmir, Turkey, February 9, 2019. [File Photo: Emin Menguarslan/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images via VCG]

Despite the ban imposed by the United States, Huawei maintained a market share of 18 percent in Q2 with a total shipment of 58.7 million smartphones globally. "Following a strong first-quarter performance, Huawei was one of the few smartphone makers to buck the overall negative trend in the market in the second quarter," said Jusy Hong, research and analysis director at IHS. However, Hong warned the impact of the U.S. ban might be felt by Huawei's international business in the third quarter.

China's OPPO also successfully secured an 11 percent global market share, with shipments rising 13 percent year-over-year to 36.2 million units. The company displaced Apple to become the third largest makers in Q2, following Samsung and Huawei.

The market shares of Xiaomi and Vivo were 10 and 9 percent in Q2, respectively.