News & Reviews:   Counterpoint research

It looks like Xiaomi has had a great start this year by being crowned the largest Chinese smartphone brand globally. According to a report, the brand’s worldwide market share hit 13% in the month of February, which also helped the company to become the world’s third-largest smartphone brand.

Counterpoint Research recently revealed that Huawei have surpassed Apple as the 2nd largest smartphone brand in the world. While quite a few tech sites out there are saying this is the sign of Apple's impending doom, is it really the turning point Huawei is hoping for? Reading closer into the research reveals that this is probably just a milestone, a significant one showing just how far Huawei has grown, but even though the upcoming Huawei Mate 10 has yet to be announced, these researchers say that this rise "...could be temporary considering the annual iPhone refresh is just around the corner...".