OREANDA-NEWS  Huawei increased smartphone shipments to Russia for nine months, mainly in the third quarter. As a result, the company's share in imports increased to 2.8%, whereas a year earlier it was about 1%, GS Group calculated. Retailers specify that deliveries go through parallel imports, but Huawei itself continues marketing activity in the country.

Reducing the share of other manufacturers, including Samsung and Honor, gives the company the opportunity to restore its position in the Russian Federation, experts say.According to the company, more than 500 thousand were imported into the country during this period. Huawei smartphones, with the bulk of deliveries occurring in the third quarter.

The vendor's share in smartphone shipments for three quarters reached 2.8%, whereas a year earlier it was only 1%. Imports of two other Chinese brands, ZTE and Honor, completely stopped in March, and their share in deliveries for nine months amounted to 1.5% each.

In just nine months, 19 million smartphones worth 364 billion rubles were imported to Russia, which is 23% less in pieces when compared with the same period last year, GS Group notes.