Through the recent transcripts handed over by OPPO, we can see its hard-core strength. In a data of European mobile phone market share in the first quarter of 2020 released by Konas, a world-renowned data research institution, OPPO's performance is extremely eye-catching, with an amazing increase of 10 14%, successfully occupying the top five positions in the European market.
Then in the second quarter, OPPO continued to maintain a strong growth momentum. In the report released by Counterpoint not long ago, OPPO has achieved good results in the smartphone market in Southeast Asia, surpassing Samsung with a market share of 20.3% and becoming the first smartphone shipment in Southeast Asia.
These data all show that the development of OPPO is in an overwhelming stage, and it also shows that the demand for OPPO mobile phones is increasing. According to TrendForce's forecast of OPPO's third-quarter performance, OPPO's market share is expected to continue to rise, and its ranking will rise from fifth to fourth.
It is very surprising that OPPO has blossomed in many places in the mobile phone market. Even more surprising, it is reported that OPPO expects the global market to grow by 1. 1 100 million units in the second half of the year, which is nearly 1 times higher than that in the first half of the year. This is undoubtedly good news for OPPO and consumers.
In fact, OPPO can achieve good results in the global market, and it is confident to increase orders on a large scale in the second half of the year, which is inseparable from its strong product strength, which is a key factor for OPPO to win to some extent. Taking the OPPO Reno4 series released this year as an example, its video super anti-shake 3.0, super night vision and other functions have solved the common jitter and blur problems in ordinary mobile phone shooting, and also helped OPPO to open up a new track in the field of 5G video mobile phones.
In addition, the OPPO Reno4 series also has the blessing of 65W super flash charging. As one of the fastest charging technologies in the mobile phone business, 65W super flash charging provides a fast and efficient charging experience, which can make the mobile phone use fragmented time to quickly return blood and greatly improve the efficiency of life and work. With these excellent computer experiences, Reno4 series firmly encircles a large number of users.
Strong product strength comes from OPPO's emphasis on innovative technology. In recent years, the number of patent applications of OPPO has been increasing. As of June 30, 2020, the number of patent applications for OPPO has exceeded 49,000, and the number of global authorizations has exceeded19,000. Among them, the number of invention patent applications exceeds 43,000, accounting for 88% of all patent applications, and it is in a leading position in the industry.
On the hottest 5G at present, OPPO is also a pioneer in the industry. Not only has it participated in the formulation of 5G standards of 3GPP before, but it has also been continuously deployed in more than 20 countries and regions around the world in terms of patents of 5G communication standards. According to the data of intellectual property rights released by China National Intellectual Property Administration, in the first half of 2020, the number of invention patents granted by OPPO was 1925, ranking first in China.
On the whole, OPPO has gained a lot through continuous innovative research and development and efforts in overseas markets, and has been favored by more and more consumers. It is not difficult to understand why OPPO will increase orders on a large scale in the second half of the year. It is believed that with many advantages, OPPO will successfully break through the global mobile phone market in the second half of the year and continue the market position of the world's top mobile phone brands.