Samsung tops global smartphone market in August, beats Huawei: Report

Samsung Electronics was the world’s top smartphone vendor in August, a report showed Tuesday, as it widens the gap with China’s Huawei Technologies amid the pandemic.

The South Korean tech giant accounted for a 22 per cent share of the global smartphone market last month, beating Huawei with a 16 per cent share, according to industry tracker Counterpoint Research.

The gap of 6 per cent points between the two sides is the largest since February, when China’s smartphone market was severely hit by COVID-19 lockdowns, the market researcher said, reports Yonhap news agency.

Samsung lost its top smartphone vendor status to Huawei in April, but it recaptured the position later, following a recovery in the Indian smartphone market.