Realme Philippines now fourth in local smartphone shares

Realme has begun to gain the lead in the local market by becoming one of the top mobile brands in the Philippines, based on a study.

In published research from global firm Canalys, Realme overtakes Huawei this Q4 2019 in unit shares in the Philippines at 9%, with a whopping 700% growth from the same period last year. This bumped Huawei down to the fifth spot, with a near-flat 3% growth and 8% of the market share.

OPPO and Vivo topped the shares that period, amassing more than half of the market share, with the latter posting 125% growth from last year. Samsung had the steepest decline this past holiday season with a 32% decline in sales compared to the same period in 2018.

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