If we think of foldable phones, the first brand that comes to mind is Samsung. With the presentation of the Samsung Galaxy Fold in 2019, the company popularized the concept of foldable phones. Currently, Samsung offers two different approaches for users looking for a foldable phone: the Galaxy Z Fold5 and the Z Flip5. In fact, there are fewer and fewer people left to know all the details about their successors, the Galaxy Z Flip6 and Z Fold6.
Although Samsung is the undisputed leader in this sector, everything seems to indicate that the company has for the first time ceased to be the leading manufacturer of foldable cell phones in the world. According to the most recent data, a competitor took first place from the South Korean companyand it is none other than Huawei.
Huawei takes first place ahead of Samsung in the foldable mobile market
This is information from Counterpoint Research, which indicates that Huawei has overtaken Samsung as the leading foldable phone manufacturer. in the first quarter of this year. The company held the top position since the Galaxy Fold launched in 2019, so we are facing some bad news for Samsung.
Specific, Huawei managed to gain 35% of total sales of foldable cell phones during the first three months of the year. For its part, Samsung achieved 23% of total sales.
As for the remaining 42%, is distributed between Honor and Motorola, which saw the largest percentage change from the previous year of all foldable mobile manufacturers. In fact, they occupy the third and fourth positions on the list, with growth of 460% and 1,473%, respectively.
The figures contrast with those of the same period last year, when Samsung managed to gain 58% market share in foldable mobiles, compared to 14% for Huawei.
This change is the result of Huawei’s good results, particularly in China. Despite the veto in the United States, the company managed to capture a significant share of the market. In fact, its good results in China have forced Apple to opt for a discount strategy in the country that is unusual for the company.
There transition to 5G in foldable phones Huawei seems to have contributed very positively to the increase in sales. The source recalls that a year ago, Huawei’s foldable phones only had LTE connectivity, while in the first quarter of the year, foldable phones with 5G represented 84% of total phones foldable from the company.
Via | Android Authority
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