Counterpoint: Nokia was the 9th smartphone brand globally by shipments

01 August 2018
HMD isn't even 2 years old yet, but it already entered the Top 10 (thanks to a whopping 782% year on year growth).

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Walter C. Dornez, 02 Aug 2018What's tecno?Another Chinese brand but sells decent amount of smartphone in India and Africa too

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    • Anonymous
    • U2T
    • 02 Aug 2018

    Nokia with Android now will dominate again, top build quality and euro design with smooth pure android experience and fast software updates combined with reliable data and call quality plus Zeiss optics makes it an all round best buy

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      • 02 Aug 2018

      People said LG is dead, they still on top 10. The ironic thing is Lenovo doing better than their Motorola that not even on the list. As for HTC and Sony, yeah just admit it, they are either dying and irrelevant anymore. There just something those two keep doing wrong. Even Tecno, a brand I never heard of have higher market share than them. On the side note, hope Xiaomi take over Apple position. XD

        Nadalion, 02 Aug 2018And gsmarena still won't add them to their database because...What's tecno?

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          • Oneplus.. lol
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          • 02 Aug 2018

          And were is the super popular OnePlus..XD

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            • Anonymous
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            • 02 Aug 2018

            Nokia is back alive all thanks to Google Android, should have done that before implementing Micorsoft Windows.

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              Trilulilu, 02 Aug 2018But, 'Techno' is "better" than LG, Sony, HTC, thats a point... moreHave you read the article correctly? LG is the 6th smartphone brand globally by shipments, Tecno is the 10th...

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                • 02 Aug 2018

                Both HTC and SONY which all fanboy loves will be very sad. Me too since I'm using a HTC u!! (pun intended)

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                  Geric.770, 01 Aug 2018Still it doesn't have any proper flagship. Nokia 8 was like... moreYes I also thought the same. Nokia don't have good and proper flagship phone up to now. They are so late. And last year Nokia 8 was bad too. We don't know what people from HMD are thinking but it seems that is not good. After more then 2 years and Nokia brand name they did nothing. What a shame. :(

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                    Anonymous, 01 Aug 2018Wait for IFA 2018, late AugustAre you sure?

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                      Anonymous, 02 Aug 2018So 0.1 better then Tecno?But, 'Techno' is "better" than LG, Sony, HTC, thats a point, at least in sales. I even dont know for what markets is 'Techno' because i never see Techno smartphones, or Trance, or EDM :)

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                        • 02 Aug 2018

                        So 0.1 better then Tecno?

                          Fitbri, 02 Aug 2018Happy to read it. High quality is timeless. However, lookin... moreSame here. If Nokia, Zeiss and HMD manage to pull it off, the Nokia 9 could be the model that puts the Nokia phones in the spotlight and renders a lot of free press and publicity, like the Nokia Lumia 1020 did.

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                            Anonymous, 02 Aug 2018As always, Sony is nowhere to be found. It has become irrel... moreYes, really shame for Xperias, i hope that will change. In the past Sony smartphones was great, even today, fast, optimized software, but price is to high, and this latest design 'flow' is not that good. Omnibalance was the best, for me.

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                              • 02 Aug 2018

                              As always, Sony is nowhere to be found. It has become irrelevant and obsolete. Something is seriously wrong with its feature set and pricing for it to not make it even to #10. It's probably #20. I don't believe it's a simple case of lack of marketing effort because Sony is a big Japanese brand. In fact, Sony DSLR's and other compact and interchangeable lens cameras and Sony Playstation are high in the market share in their respective categories if not #1.

                                Happy to read it. High quality is timeless. However, looking ahead to a true flagship that has performance and oozes character.

                                  Anonymous, 01 Aug 2018Can't believe Tecno is so high on this list And gsmarena still won't add them to their database because...

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                                    Anonymous, 01 Aug 2018Huawei is the best on that last, apple is good to.On that list, Xiaomi have biggest growth in last year, until now, in sales, but yes Samsung, Apple, Huawei is in top (3).

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                                      • 02 Aug 2018

                                      Congratulations to HMD (Nokia) for top (10) world wide.
                                      Techno? I guess, because od India, one of the largest smartphone market.

                                        Anonymous, 01 Aug 2018Hello Nokia it is august. What happened to you? Are you the... moreStill it doesn't have any proper flagship. Nokia 8 was like an upper midrange phone due to the looks and underpowered cameras. (Yeah, the specs are flagship. Nothing to brag about snapdragon 835.)