Huawei smartphone shipments up 26% in Q3

Huawei’s smartphone shipments in Q3 increased 26 per cent to 16.8 million units from the same period last year, with output of higher margin models doubling.

The company said about a quarter of total shipments during the last quarter were mid-range to high-end models.

Although sales in China still outnumber those exported, the ratio is narrowing and now is close to 50:50. Huawei expects “significant growth” in Q4, with the P7 and Mate 7 models driving growth.