article_snippet.sent: Microsoft meanwhile struggled as Microsoft took over the Nokia brand of mobile phones, once the world's biggest, according to Microsoft.
article_snippet.sent: Figures for Microsoft smartphone sales were not included in the two surveys but Microsoft said Microsoft sold 8.6 million Lumia handsets in the quarter, only about half the total of Huawei.
article_snippet.sent: In the broader market, 'Microsoft's eight percent global mobile phone market share is sitting near an all-time low,' said Ken Hyers at Strategy Analytics. '
article_snippet.sent: Microsoft continues to lose ground in feature phones, while Microsoft Lumia smartphone portfolio is in a holding pattern awaiting the launch of new Windows 10 software later this year.'