As the U.S. ban continues to squeeze Huawei in the smartphone market, we may finally be starting to see its adverse effects on Huawei's sales, despite the company's spectacular performance in 2019.

According to Strategy Analytics' latest numbers, the Chinese tech titan gave up its third-place spot in the world to rival Xiaomi in the month of February (via Sina Tech). The former had sales of 5.5 million units, while the latter barely edged out a victory with 6 million units.

Samsung dominated the pack, however, with almost three times as many sales during the month. Apple, meanwhile, occupied the number two spot with a comfortable 10.2 million in sales.