Coronavirus recovery meant growth was up compared to the second quarter
Smartphone makers sold 366 million units worldwide in Q3 2020, down 5.7
per cent compared to the third quarter of 2019, according to Gartner.
During the same period, vendors sold 401 million units of mobile phones
(smartphones plus feature phones): a drop of 8.7 per cent year-over-year
(YoY).
Samsung was the top smartphone seller in Q3, with a 22 per cent global
marketshare. The company sold 80.6 million units, up 2.2 per cent YoY.
Huawei, with 14.1 per cent marketshare, was able to retain its number two
spot. This Chinese company sold 51.9 million units, down 21.3 per cent
compared to Q3 2019. …
