Huawei crowns itself as the best-selling brand in China

The smartphone market in China did not have a good 2018. Telephone sales in the country fell 12%, a lower percentage than expected by some media (it was pointing to a 17% decrease). Despite this decline, Huawei had a good year. The manufacturer reinforces its first position in the country as the best-selling brand, with an increase in sales included.

Huawei crowns itself as the best-selling brand in China

In 2018 they managed to sell 105.1 million phones in China. So they remain in first position, also increasing by about 15 million sales compared to 2017.

Huawei continues to dominate in China

The curious thing about this data is that Huawei sold about 200 million phones worldwide last year. So 50%, maybe a little more, of its market is still China. The brand depends largely on the market in your country. OPPO was in second position, with sales of 82.8 million phones. The third position in the list has been for Vivo, with sales of 79.3 million.

Xiaomi is another brand of great popularity in the market, which continues to grow. In China they have to settle for the fourth position in the market, with sales of 50 million units. So they continue at a great distance from the first three.

2019 will be a key year for Huawei. The firm, which is already the second largest phone maker in the world, seeks to get closer to Samsung. Maybe this year they will succeed. Many analysts predict good sales by the Chinese brand in 2019.

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