Xiaomi overtaking Huawei shows how the coronavirus could change logistics for smartphone vendors

Chinese smartphone vendor Xiaomi bested its home-market rival Huawei to become the world's third-largest smartphone vendor by shipments in February 2020, according to Strategy Analytics datacited by GSMArena. YouTube/MKBHD Xiaomi shipped 6 million phones globally in February, compared with Huawei's 5.5 million smartphone shipments. February shipments from Xiaomi and Huawei were 30% and 70% lower year-over-year, respectively, but Xiaomi's smaller decline highlights the strength of the brand outsi...