Samsung dethrones Huawei to become number one smartphone seller in Russia in Q3, 2020

Samsung hits the top spot in terms of smartphone sales in Russia in the third quarter of 2020. While the Chinese smartphone maker, Huawei lost this time to Samsung in maintaining its first position. According to Counterpoint Research, the average smartphone price in Russia is dropped by 5% YoY (Year on Year) and reached $224 in the Q3, 2020.

Samsung has recorded the highest amount of sales in online and offline markets combined in Russia and thanks to Galaxy A51 and A31 smartphones. These two smartphones have proved to be successful not only in Russia but in many other markets as well.

Huawei had encountered a growth in the online smartphone shipment in Russia from last year’s Q3 to the third quarter of 2020 which is up from 25.5% to 27.8%. Whereas Samsung had to face a decline in the same, the QoQ (Quarter on Quarter) market share in terms of online phone shipment for the Korean firm has diminished from 27% to 21.3%. However, Samsung had managed to the third position in terms of online smartphone sales after Huawei and Xiaomi.

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The Samsung Galaxy A51, Galaxy A31, and Apple’s iPhone 11 became the top three best selling smartphones in the third quarter of 2020. Meanwhile, the Galaxy A51 and Galaxy A31 also achieved the top spots in the offline market along with Xiaomi Redmi Note 8T.

Further, the research firm claimed that the smartphone market has been changing dynamically due to political effects and the COVID-19. Xiaomi has started opening retail stores and expects higher growth in the market. While the flagship phones from Apple and Samsung are also getting attention in the country.