In Q3 2020, worldwide smartphone shipments reached 348.0 million units, at a 1% decline year on year. Xiaomi added 14.5 million units and Huawei lost 15.1 million. In Europe, a key battleground, Huawei’s shipments fell 25%, while Xiaomi’s grew 88%. Samsung regained the lead, up 2% to 80.2 million units. Huawei slipped into second place with a 23% fall to 51.7 million units. Xiaomi took third place for the first time, reaching 47.1 million units with 45% growth. Apple, which had no flagship iPhone launch in September, shipped 43.2 million, down 1%. Vivo completed the top five, shipping 31.8 million units. Oppo came sixth, with 31.1 million units. Realme moved into seventh with 15.1 million units. Lenovo reported 10.2 million units. This quarter was a welcome relief, with few restrictions on businesses and citizens between July and September. But the ramifications of the first-half lockdowns still persist. Offline channels, for example, are being increasingly pared back, amid store closu...