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Apple’s iPhone sales steady while global smartphone sales tank 20% in Q2 – CNBC
Gartner said travel restrictions, retail closures and a decline in spending on nonessential products contibuted to the global drop in sales.
Global smartphone sales dropped 20.4% to 295 million units in the second quarter of 2020, according to a Gartner report published Tuesday. Apple iPhone sales managed to stay relatively flat while other manufacturers, such as Samsung, saw double-digit declines year over year.
Samsung sales were down 27.1% year over year, according to Gartner. Huawei’s smartphone sales dropped 6.8%. Two other Chinese brands, Xiaomi and Oppo, saw declines of 21.5% and 15.9%, respectively, according to the report.
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