The high price of smartphones from Samsung and Apple is causing the tech giants to lose their share of the market to Huawei. New data released by research business Gartner has found that both Samsung and Apple have lost market share around the world, with Apple’s share dropping 2.1pc in 2018 to 15.8pc and Samsung seeing a 0.9pc decrease to 17.3pc. Analysts believe that the high prices of flagship smartphones released by the two businesses, which are the biggest in terms of market share, has seen customers switch to cheaper competitors. Apple’s latest iPhone XS starts at £999, with Samsung’s recent S9 flagship phone selling for £739. But flagship smartphones including the P30 from Huawei typically… To continue reading this article Start your free trial of Premium Access all Premium articles Subscriber-only events Cancel any time Free for 30 days then only £2 per week Try Premium Access one Premium article per week Register for free Register for free to continue reading this article Register Or unlock all Premium articles, free for 30 days Start trial Already have an account? Login Want to learn more? View all subscriptions
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