That amounts to 91 million units shipped from January through March, according to market research firm Canalys. That figure had already declined around 4% last year, the market research firm adds, a first for China. Chinese consumers are expected to start buying more phones after China adopts 5G wireless protocol that supports faster internet use, analysts say. Lower-end sub-brand Honor smartphone models are also raising Huawei sales while other brands decline. That strategy “helps get Huawei’s phones into the hands of people who may not yet have developed a favorite brand,” Natkin says.

Source: Forbes May 02, 2018 21:56 UTC