Huawei has overtaken Samsung Electronics as the world's biggest seller of mobile phones in the second quarter of 2020. Huawei shipped 55.8 million devices surpassing Samsung's 53.7 million, according to data from market research firm Canalys. "Taking first place is very important for Huawei," said Canalys analyst Mo Jia. For the second half of 2020 the firm has warned that "uncertainties related to Covid-19 linger" for its mobile business. Canalys said that global smartphone shipments are not expected to return to growth until the first quarter of 2021.

Source: Standard Digital July 30, 2020 11:01 UTC