US EditionHuawei Becomes China’s Top Smartphone Seller for the First Time in 4 Years: IDC
GLOBAL, JUL 15 – Samsung grew shipments 7.9% to 58 million units driven by AI features in mid-range Galaxy A series amid weak demand in China and global economic challenges, IDC reported.
- In the April to June period of 2025, Huawei Technologies led mainland China’s smartphone sales for the first time in four years.
- This occurred despite a 4 percent shrinkage in China's smartphone sales and a 1 percent year-over-year drop amid weakened consumption and reduced subsidies.
- Globally, smartphone shipments increased by 1 percent year-over-year to 295.2 million units in Q2 2025, driven mainly by Samsung's 7.9 percent growth and Xiaomi's 3.4 percent shipment increase.
- Nabila Popal said low-end Android devices face a crunch that weighs down overall market growth, while sellers raise prices and offer AI in affordable devices to offset slowing demand.
- The smartphone market's modest 1 percent growth amid tariff-related uncertainty and broader economic challenges indicates cautious consumer spending, yet IDC views this as a key sign that the market may be headed toward renewed expansion.
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