Chinese smartphone maker Huawei Technologies shipped 8 million 5G smartphones in Q1 2020 worldwide including Honor and took over 33.2% of the market. On the top Samsung remains with 8.3 Million shipments. After Samsung and Huawei, Vivo, Xiaomi, Oppo, and other smartphone vendors are on the list.
Ken Hyers, Director at Strategy Analytics said “Global 5G smartphone shipments grew to 24.1 million in Q1 2020, significantly more than all 5G smartphones shipped in the full year in 2019 (18.7 million). Demand for 5G smartphones was strong, particularly in China, despite the emergence of the Covid-19 epidemic. China is the leader in demand for 5G smartphones, but demand is also growing South Korea, the US, and Europe.
Global 5G Smartphone Shipments in Q1 2020 by Vendor (Shipment in Millions):
- Samsung – 8.3
- Huawei (with Honor) – 8.0
- Vivo – 2.9
- Xiaomi – 2.5
- Oppo – 1.2
- Others – 1.2
Total = 24.1
Global 5G Smartphone Shipments in Q1 2020 by Vendor (% of Total):
- Samsung – 34.4%
- Huawei (with Honor) – 33.2%
- Vivo – 12.0%
- Xiaomi – 10.4%
- Oppo – 5.0%
- Others – 5.0%
Total = 100%
