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IDC: Smartphone Rankings Shaken Up Once Again

Huawei Surpasses Apple, moving into second position.

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By: DAVID SAVASTANO

Editor, Ink World Magazine

According to preliminary data from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker, smartphone vendors shipped a total of 342 million units during the second quarter of 2018 (2Q18), resulting in a 1.8% decline when compared to the 348.2 million units shipped in the second quarter of 2017.   The drop marks the third consecutive quarter of year-over-year declines for the global smartphone market and only the fourth quarter of decline in history. IDC believes thi...

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