Samsung's share in Chinese smartphone market estimated at 3%

By Catherine Chung

Published : July 26, 2017 - 13:35

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Samsung Electronics Co.'s share of the Chinese smartphone market for the second quarter is estimated at 3 percent, data showed Wednesday, remaining in doldrums as Chinese rivals continued to roll out price-competitive models.

According to the data compiled by Counterpoint Research, Chinese smartphone makers took up 87 percent of their home market in the April-June period. The top four brands -- Huawei Technologies Co., OPPO Electronics, Vivo Mobile Communications Co., and Xiaomi Inc. -- took up 69 percent, it added.

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"Huawei and Vivo were the fastest-growing brands followed by OPPO and Xiaomi, together cementing the top four spots and extending their lead over Apple and Samsung by a wide margin," the researcher said.

Following the strong dominance of Chinese players, Samsung, a major global smartphone maker, managed a poor showing in the April-June period, down from 7 percent posted a year earlier.

US archrival Apple Inc. accounted for 8.2 percent over the period, standing almost unchanged from 8.5 percent tallied last year. (Yonhap)

Samsung's share in Chinese smartphone market estimated at 3%

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