Apple sold 45.1 million iPhones globally in the period, up 25% year on year, making it the third best seller globally. China's Huawei Technologies [HWT.UL] snatched the title of biggest smartphone seller from Samsung Electronics , but both saw declines, of 5% and 30%, respectively.

(Reporting by David Kirton; Editing by Muralikumar Anantharaman)