Samsung Phone Market Share 2018. Samsung launched its new galaxy s21 in early february instead of march like in previous years. Samsung held on to top spot, while huawei was the star performer.
Samsung's market share reached 17.6 percent during the quarter, ahead of the 15.5 percent held by xiaomi, and the 15 percent held by apple. With a 14% yearly market growth since 2016, india is the fastest growing smartphone market globally. “2018 saw huawei take huge chunks of samsung’s market share.