Samsung is doing well this year despite the coronavirus crisis. According to analysis by Counterpoint Research, it defended its position as the largest smartphone brand in August, and also managed to increase its market share in India and the United States of America. In August this year, the South Korean giant ranked first in the list of smartphone manufacturers with a total share of 22%, rival Huawei finished in second place with a 16% share.
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This spring, however, the situation did not look too promising for Samsung - in April, the mentioned company Huawei managed to overtake Samsung, which, for a change, held the lead last May. In August, the company occupied the bronze position on the mentioned ranking Apple with a 12% market share, Xiaomi came in fourth place with an 11% share. Samsung recorded more significant growth in India, as a result of the anti-Chinese sentiments that were triggered by the June clashes on the borders of the two mentioned countries.
Samsung is starting to do better and better in the United States as well - here, for a change, the reason is the sanctions that US President Donald Trump imposed on China, and as a result of which Huawei's position in the market there has significantly weakened. Counterpoint Research analyst Kang Min-Soo said that the current situation presents an excellent opportunity for Samsung to further strengthen the market, not only in India and the United States, but also in the European continent.
