Huawei shows 62% growth in smartphone shipments during first half of 2014

Huawei has had a spectacular first half of 2014, with smartphone shipments up a whopping 62% year-over-year. The manufacturer has started to focus more on the high-end niche of the market. For the first half of the year, the company shipped 34.27 million handsets worldwide. Huawei has a goal to ship 80 million units this year, which means at the halfway point, it reached 43% of its target.



For the second quarter, Huawei had an 85% increase in shipments year-over-year, with 21 million units in transit during the quarter. Huawei showed a 275% increase in Q2 shipments over last year in the ...