A new report from Counterpoint Research shows that while the smartphone market just had its ninth consecutive week of declining sales, Apple and Huawei saw double-digit increases year-over-year. Here are the details.
Apple and Huawei counter market-wide slump
In the report, Counterpoint says iPhone sales rose 10% year-over-year between May 11 and May 17, 2026, even as the overall smartphone market declined 8%.
The report notes that this marked the 9th consecutive week of contraction, with Huawei as the second exception, reporting a 23% year-over-year increase in sales.
Among the remaining top five vendors, Samsung saw sales fall 1%, followed by Oppo at 10%, Xiaomi at 17%, and Vivo at 19%. Sales across all other brands collectively declined 19%.
