iOS sees growth in US, China, Germany, France & Spain but weakens in UK, as Samsung boosts Android sales in UK.
Huawei leaps ahead in China's smartphone race, dethroning OPPO with its popular P10 series and Honor brand, as market competitors vie for domination.
The Chinese smartphone market is a hot place to be right now, with massive growth being experienced by all the major vendors in particular.
Despite the encouraging growth there is concern about rising component costs due to reduced availability of critical components.
New research from IDC has revealed the smartphone market declined slightly in the second quarter of 2017 – but this is expected to soon change.