https://wccftech.com/huawei-two-consecutive-quarters-beat-apple-second-largest-phone-maker/

Huawei, which recently elbowed Apple from the number two spot, is expected to continue its lead in the next quarter as while, while Samsung is expected to remain the number one smartphone maker in the world, according to a new analysis.

Even though Apple is planning to bite back, a TrendForce forecast says that the market share of both Huawei and Apple will reduce in Q3 2018 and the gap between the two companies is expected to increase. Unlike other research firms such as Gartner and IDC, which crowned Huawei as the second-largest smartphone seller in Q2 2018, the analysis from TrendForce is based on production volume, not shipment volume. Huawei is expected to account for nearly 12.5 percent of global smartphone volume, a 0.1 percent decrease from the previous quarter, while Apple is forecasted to account for 11.5 percent of the global production volume, a 0.4 percent dip from the previous quarter.