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Apple iPhones beat out Samsung smartphones both globally and in the U.S. in the final quarter of 2016, even though both vendors saw declines in shipments for the entire 2016 calendar year, research firm IDC reported Wednesday.
It was the first full year that Apple has seen a decline in the iPhone shipments since it was launched in 2007, the analyst firm said.
Up-and-coming Huawei, based in China, finished third globally for both the quarter and the year.
The numbers were also in line with a report released by research firm Strategy Analytics on Tuesday.
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