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It wasn’t a flash in the pan. When Huawei overtook Samsung as the largest smartphone manufacturer for the first time in April this year, many considered it a snapshot. But then Huawei was still ahead of Samsung in May . And now the figures for the second quarter are available, and Huawei was able to defend the top throughout the quarter. Huawei sold 55.8 million devices in the 3 months, Samsung is said to have sold only 53.7 million devices. A narrow lead, but still number 1 over an entire quarter. But you have to say that this success is due solely to the sales figures from China. Because in the Western markets, Huawei has suffered extreme losses after the ban on Google services. A year ago, the numbers 50:50 were spread across global and Chinese sales. China now accounts for almost 70 percent of Huawei sales. Another reason for the jump to the top is the corona crisis. Samsung has added a lot and made a minus of 30 percent. In China, on the other hand, the market grew slightly...