A Huawei smartphone showroom is shown in Beijing on Saturday. Photo by Stephen Shaver/UPI | License Photo
Chinese sales staff work at a Huawei smartphone showroom in Beijing on Saturday. Photo by Stephen Shaver/UPI | License Photo
Jan. 30 (UPI) China s Huawei tumbled four spots to become the sixth-best selling cellphone vendor in the world last quarter after U.S. sanctions crippled the company s sales, industry analysts said.
Huawei shipped 32 million smartphones worldwide, marking the first time in six years it fell outside the Top 5 smartphone vendors, Canalys research showed.
Advertisement Huawei dramatically receded in most markets as the result of the U.S. sanctions, Canalys research analyst Amber Liu said in a statement.