(Yicai Global) July 22 -- Huawei Technologies is expected to produce 74 million fifth-generation wireless mobile phones this year, ranking first among global handset makers, according to a market research agency.

Apple should be No. 2 with its 70 million 5G phones, followed by Samsung Electronics with 29 million, TrendForce said in a report today. After that, there are Vivo Communication Technology, Oppo Mobile Telecommunication, and Xiaomi.

In the first half, China had three-quarters of the world's 5G handsets.

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