Jakarta, Selular.ID – Restrictions from the US have weighed on Huawei in the past three years. Apart from not being able to access US supply chains, the company is also having a hard time getting the latest chips. The company was also forced to sell the sub-brand Honor for $ 15 billion.
Despite all the problems that have occurred, Huawei is still ahead of Samsung and Apple for one thing. According to Finbold, the Chinese giant had the leading market share in 5G-ready active devices during the fourth quarter of 2020.
During the three month period, the company owned 26.9% of that market followed by Samsung with 25.1%. Over the last three months of 2020, Apple released its first 5G iPhone model and quickly took a 19.5% cut of the 5G pie. Vivo’s market share of 11.8% places it in fourth place, and complements the top five is Honor and 6.9% market share.
Interestingly, as recently as last November, Samsung had a huge advantage over Huawei in the active 5G-ready market with a share of 44.9% compared to just 8.6% for the Chinese manufacturer. But things shot up for Huawei in December and the company swapped places with Samsung. The big question for Huawei is whether it will be able to maintain a sufficient supply of high-end chipsets and 5G modem chips necessary to manufacture its 5G phones.
Considering that Huawei has seen its market share in China decline from 42.4% during the third quarter of 2020 to just 16% during the first quarter of 2021, it will be interesting to see if the company can sustain the trend it has set in the active 5G-ready market.
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