Technology moves at a pace that even the worlds experts struggle to keep up with. As soon as one company announces a new development, then another will announce something else. All of this research and development costs the companies a lot of money, and this means that the latest devices from the likes of Samsung and Apple are expensive. So it is no surprise to see Apple, Samsung lose ground to Chinese handset makers in Q1, which are available on the market at much cheaper prices.
The thing about certain types of technology is that there are only a fixed number of manufacturers. Take touchscreens for instance. The main supplier to Apple of these is Samsung, and this is despite the many legal battles between them.
Huawei had a market share of 13.4% during the first quarter of 2014 with an increase of 3.3% compared to the same period in 2013. Lenovo came fourth with a market share of 13.3% with a slight increase of 0.8% compared to Q1 of 2013.
The global mobile phone market also has recorded an increase in its share by at least 9.4% during the Q1 of 2014. Nokia, LG and Samsung were seen losing a part of their share in favor of Huawei, Lenovo and Apple in the global mobile phone market.
So unlike a few years ago when Chinese mobile phones were inferior to the big brands, that is no longer the case. The mobiles may still be somewhat inferior to the latest branded models, but they are good enough for the general population of China.
They all have similar features, but the price is kept down on the Chinese models by using lower quality parts, or those which are now becoming dated. So the Samsung S5 may have the latest quad core, but the top spec Chinese model will have an older quad core. This doesn't really bother the majority of people, though, unless you want to run the latest games at the top quality settings.
The thing about certain types of technology is that there are only a fixed number of manufacturers. Take touchscreens for instance. The main supplier to Apple of these is Samsung, and this is despite the many legal battles between them.
Huawei had a market share of 13.4% during the first quarter of 2014 with an increase of 3.3% compared to the same period in 2013. Lenovo came fourth with a market share of 13.3% with a slight increase of 0.8% compared to Q1 of 2013.
The global mobile phone market also has recorded an increase in its share by at least 9.4% during the Q1 of 2014. Nokia, LG and Samsung were seen losing a part of their share in favor of Huawei, Lenovo and Apple in the global mobile phone market.
So unlike a few years ago when Chinese mobile phones were inferior to the big brands, that is no longer the case. The mobiles may still be somewhat inferior to the latest branded models, but they are good enough for the general population of China.
They all have similar features, but the price is kept down on the Chinese models by using lower quality parts, or those which are now becoming dated. So the Samsung S5 may have the latest quad core, but the top spec Chinese model will have an older quad core. This doesn't really bother the majority of people, though, unless you want to run the latest games at the top quality settings.
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