Huawei passes Apple in smartphone share for the first time
China's Huawei has overtaken Apple to become the world's second-largest maker of smartphones for the first time, according to market research firm IDC. Huawei shipped 54.2 million handsets in the second quarter compared to the 41.3 million iPhones that Apple sold. Samsung remains the leader in smartphone shipments globally, having shipped 73 million units in the quarter.