https://www.techradar.com/news/huawei-takes-apples-place-as-worlds-second-biggest-smartphone-maker > Gartner says Huawei overtook Apple to become the world’s second biggest smartphone manufacturer during the second quarter of 2018, joining previous analyst firms in making the pronouncement. > According to its most recent index, the firm said worldwide smartphone sales grew two per cent to 374 million, with Samsung shipments falling by 12.7 per cent to 72.3 million, giving it a market share of 19.3 per cent.