Despite Trump veto Huawei mobile sales outstrip Apple

Despite the veto announced in mid-May by the Trump Administration, Huawei continues to expand its mobile phone sales and in China alone  has sold more in the second quarter than Apple worldwide.

According to data collected by IDC) , Huawei sold 58.7 million phones between April and June and in China alone  sold 36.4 million  units exceeding Apple’s worldwide sales of 33,8

Thus, in the second quarter Huawei increased its global mobile sales by 8.3% and achieved the highest figure ever achieved in China, according to IDC.

IDC says that, following tensions between the Asian country and the US, Huawei’s strategy has been to compensate for the falls registered outside its borders by focusing its mobile distribution on the domestic market, by strengthening sales in smaller cities, in which it had less presence.