OPPO & Vivo continue to dominate over Lenovo & Xiaomi on the Global Market Shares

With the huge success of Galaxy S7 & S7 Edge, Samsung has seen positive growth in the Q1 2016. Now in Q2 2016, TrendForce report suggests the Samsung market is still decreased, but that doesn’t the company dominance over the smartphone market. In Q2 2016, the company has been very aggressive in launching the devices like 2016 Galaxy J series and all new Galaxy C series; however, the Galaxy C5 and Galaxy C7 are still exclusive to China. But with the success of 4-inch iPhone SE, Apple has seen a slight growth over the Q1 2016.

But the best part is that OPPO and Vivo, which are on the rise in the Q1 2016, are still dominating other Chinese manufacturers apart from Huawei. The Lenovo (including Motorola) and Xiaomi which more popular in China and other foreign markets are not even in the top 6. Samsung and Apple lead the list with 24.5% and 15.1% respectively. Huawei with its 9.2% market share stays much ahead of other Chinese brands. OPPO and Vivo which are fast growing smartphone brands are on 4th and 6th positions with their market share of 5.6% and 4.7% respectively.

LG G5 along with the K and X series helped LG to slightly improve its market share from 5.2% to 5.4% and occupied on 5th position. Coming to the Chinese market, Samsung and Apple are left out from the top 5 list. Huawei with 20.8% showed its dominance in its home country. OPPO and Vivo settle for 3rd and 4th positions in China. Lenovo and Xiaomi are only two brands to have improved their markets share compared to Q1 2016, but are still limited to 4th and 5th spots.

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