has managed to make a massive comeback in its home market of China. The company has regained the throne as the top brand in the Chinese smartphone market, beating out the likes of Apple, Oppo, Vivo, and others.The Chinese tech giant was able to stage a daring comeback despite facing ongoing sanctions from the US government. It became the top brand in the Chinese smartphone market, beating out other local brands as well as Apple in the region.
This marked a massive 70 percent rise over last year. On the other hand, the Cupertino based Apple fell to the fifth spot as its Chinese shipments fell by 25 percent. Meanwhile, Oppo and Vivo sales also took a hit in Q1 2024. Interestingly, Honor, Huawei’s former budget smartphone subsidiary, managed to see a 9 percent growth during this same period.
China is the largest smartphone market in the world and competition within the top six brands was quite close as well. The rankings were decided by a few hundred thousand, so there weren’t major gaps between the smartphone makers.