Chinese brands capture 61% of global 5G smartphone shipments in Q1

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Chinese brands accounted for about 61 percent of global 5G smartphone shipments in the first quarter this year, with Huawei's market share approaching Samsung, according to Strategy Analytics on Tuesday.

The latest research from Strategy Analytics showed that despite the world economy being ravaged by the spreading epidemic, demand for 5G smartphones was still strong, as global 5G smartphone shipments in Q1 surged to 24.1 million units, significantly surpassing the total production of 18.7 million in 2019.

Samsung, South Korea's tech behemoth, occupied the largest market share of 5G smartphones shipment worldwide in Q1 with a total of 8.3 million units, closely followed by China's Huawei, the world's second-largest smartphone maker by volume, whose share is only 1.2 percent less than Samsung, at 33.2 percent.

Also, vivo, Xiaomi, and OPPO captured 12.0 percent, 10.4 percent and 5.0 percent, respectively, meaning 60.6 percent of global 5G smartphone shipments in Q1 were from Chinese smartphone brands.