Huawei moves in on Samsung's market share with new smartphone

Samsung's smartphone market share dropped to 17.7 percent in the fourth quarter, while Apple's rose to 17.8 percent, according to market research firm Strategy Analytics. Huawei has aggressively expanded its mid-to-high-end phones and is going head-to-head in Asia and Europe with Apple and Samsung in the premium phone market. Huawei, which made its name as a builder of telecom networks and only entered the phone market this decade, narrowed the gap, expanding its market share to 10.2 percent from 8.1 percent in the last quarter of 2015. 2 phone maker within two years even before Samsung's Note 7 meltdown. Huawei, the world's third-largest phone maker after Apple and Samsung, is seen by industry analysts as having the best hope among rival Android smartphone makers of capitalising on Samsung's woes.

Hands on with Blackberry's new KEYone smartphone

The BlackBerry KEYone is expected to be available in Australia around May or June - with a recommended retail priceof $799. Photo: BloombergThe BlackBerry KEYone is the first phone under this arrangement, and it's equal parts charming and utterly bizarre. SHAREShare on Facebook SHAREShare on Twitter TWEETLink The Blackberry KEYone offers a physical keyboard and tight security. Why would you give away all that screen real estate for physical keys, and where are the emoji? BlackBerry fans will love the return of the physical keyboard, while anyone under 40 will be confused by the thing.


according to CCS predicts the global phone market will reach 2.35 billion units in 2019, up from 1.96 billion in 2014. The congress comes as smartphone sales in developed markets, mainly Western Europe and North America, are poised to peak this year, according to research firm CCS Insight. Huawei takes aim at ailing Samsung with new smartphoneBarcelona (AFP) - China's Huawei, LG and other phone firms unveiled new smartphones on Sunday as they tried to capitalise on Samsung's withdrawal of its flagship device after faulty batteries led several of the handsets to catch fire. - Sales poised to peak -While Samsung did not present a new smartphone, it did present two new tablets with improved screens, battery life and speakers. "Huawei is a brand that lacks a strong personality, especially in the United States and in Western Europe," he said.

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