And is the number negative?
No one seems to understand Apple's strategy. When they were the only manufacturer of big screen phones, of course they would be the biggest. Apple however makes it's money out of the whole ecosystem. Apple also traditionally has not been frightened of taking remarkable changes of direction, even cannibalising their own markets. So long as Apple has this approach, they will never be beaten.
Since 2011, the worldwide smartphone market has been dominated by Apple and Samsung. The elusive third-best spot, meanwhile, has failed to be held down by one vendor for an extended period of time, changing hands between Nokia, BlackBerry, Xiaomi, and Huawei over the past six years.
In 2014, it looked like low-priced Chinese vendor Xiaomi had firmly cemented its position as the world's third-largest smartphone maker, but fewer than three years later, it has fallen out of the top five or even six vendors, according to the latest quarterly data from research firms IDC and TrendForce.
Xiaomi's recent decline can be attributed to a limited physical retail presence and increased competition from Huawei's lower-end Honor brand. Xiaomi continues to avoid selling premium smartphones--its most expensive model costs around $400--and some of its Mi smartphones have received mediocre reviews.
Huawei has since dethroned Xiaomi as not only China's largest smartphone maker, but the world's third largest. And now, the company has its eyes set on challenging Apple and Samsung for the crown, reports Fortune.
"We want to grow into top two market share, and, in the future, top one by 2021," Huawei's consumer head Richard Yu told the publication.
In the first quarter of 2016, Huawei sold ten times as many smartphones as Apple in Finland, according to research firm IDC. In Europe, it is now the top-selling smartphone maker in Portugal and the Netherlands and the second biggest in Italy, Poland, Hungary, and Spain, according to the report.
But if Huawei ever wants to truly challenge Apple and Samsung, it will have to conquer a key market where it has failed to make a dent: the United States. Huawei does not even crack the list of top ten smartphone makers in the country, trailing behind smaller rivals such as BLU and OnePlus.
It doesn't help that Huawei lacks agreements with the U.S.'s "big four" carriers, namely Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile, and Sprint. U.S. customers have to resort to retailers such as Best Buy or Walmart, or Huawei's direct sales website, to purchase one of their devices, reducing the brand's visibility in the country.
For its sake, Huawei appears to recognize it needs to take a new approach to the American market:Apple reported sales of 45.5 million iPhones in the third quarter, while IDC estimates Huawei shipped 33.6 million smartphones on the quarter, so the Chinese company is within striking range. But whether it can continue its momentum, or fall back into obscurity like Xiaomi, is something only time will tell.
Article Link: Huawei Closing in on Apple, Aims to Become World's Largest Smartphone Maker Within Four Years
No, there's nothing wrong with my friend. Let's not personalize it, please. Some people are more susceptible to persuasion than others. And some people take advantage of others. The sales person here didn't really seem to be interested in the individual needs of their client. The sales person took advantage of the client. I suspect this happens to a lot of people. Many years ago in a different life I sold things, but I focused on the individual and their needs. I was empathetic, I listened. I took the approach of giving good impartial advice and making an immediate sale was not my aim ever. Sales came thick and quick still though. Turned out I would get the sale eventually when the client made their own decision best for their own needs. That's the difference, I'm honest, some others aren't and prefer the misleading scum advice approach. Anyone recommending a no name Huwaie phone at a price higher than an iPhone is either morally corrupt, not focusing on the client or listening, or both and something else which I couldn't mention here.
The competition seem to be absolutely convinced that people want to buy Android phones. The only reason Android is so pervasive is because that's all people have been offered other than iOS.
So an iOS version from over 5 years ago from a highly trusted American firm is somehow equatable to a Chinese firm with ties to various Chinese government agencies, was founded by a former engineer in the People's Liberation Army, and has been subject to various investigations due to fears their telecommunications products are sending unauthorised data back to China (not to mention their blatant patent infringement).
Er - you forgot that they need to make profits as well. Or were you not aware that these are important?
You do know, iPhones are developed, built and installed by a Chinese company the are only sold by an American company. IPhones are actually made by a company called Foxconn. Making them just as Chinese technically speaking as a Huawei. Also not many phone companies actually build their own phones anymore but at least Huawei are the only company in the top 3 that do!
I'm so happy for you. Meanwhile Apple replaced my phone for free, and now the battery lasts about 10 hours with moderate use, 6 hours with heavy use. I don't use Facebook so maybe that helps with battery life too.
If they get less money then they can't invest more money in research and development. So they would lack in innovation. Apple is innovative only because of their cash pile.
