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Huawei overtakes Samsung as top handset seller in 2020 second quarter
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Huawei overtakes Samsung as top handset seller in 2020 second quarter

Huawei Technologies has snatched the title of biggest smartphone seller from Samsung Electronics in the second quarter of 2020 according to results released and vetted by research firm Canalys. Huawei shipped a total of 55.8 million phones in the second quarter, beating the 53.7 million shipped by Samsung for the top spot. It shipped 55.8 million devices in the April-June period, trumping Samsung’s 53.7 million, according to data from research firm Canalys underscoring the resilience of the China market even as global demand for phones plunged amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Apple sits comfortably in the third place with somewhere between 40 to 45 million, with the exact numbers still being confirmed as of time of publication. Xiaomi and Oppo finished fourth and fifth with 28.8 mi...