The network has information that the Chinese company Huawei could become the third largest smartphone maker in the second quarter of this year. This is the resource DigiTimes citing insider sources in the mobile industry. In order to take third place behind Samsung and Apple, Huawei need to get around Sony, HTC, RIM and Nokia, and this, according to a source, it is quite possible. In the first quarter of this year Huawei has sold 7 million smartphones, becoming the seventh largest supplier in the world. Besides the top three - Samsung, Apple and Nokia - the Chinese company surpassed RIM (4th place), HTC (5th place) and Sony (6th place). However, in the second quarter that could change, especially, that Nokia has reported only about 10.2 million smartphones sold. To offset it with a third place, Huawei need to increase sales almost doubled.