Customers purchase iPhone13 telephones at apple’s flagship sensible merchandise retailer in Shanghai, China, on Oct. 12, 2021.
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Apple’s smartphone market share in China hit a record excessive in the fourth quarter of 2021, with the iPhone maker reclaiming the primary spot in the nation for the first time in six years.
The Cupertino big had 23% of the market and gross sales grew 32% year-on-year in the December quarter, in keeping with market analysts Counterpoint Research.
Apple noticed stable development regardless of a 9% decline in China’s general smartphone gross sales, because of its iPhone 13 line-up, which was launched in September.
“The new iPhone 13 has led the success resulting from a comparatively decrease beginning value at its launch in China, in addition to the new digicam and 5G options,” Counterpoint Research’s analyst Mengmeng Zhang, stated in a press launch.
5G refers to next-generation super-fast web which is rolling out round the world and significantly shortly in China.
“Furthermore, Huawei, Apple’s predominant competitor in the premium market, confronted declining gross sales resulting from the ongoing US sanctions.”
Chinese big Huawei — (*1*) — has been crippled by U.S. sanctions which lower the firm off from key elements and software program for its units.
Huawei had simply 7% market share in China in the fourth quarter and gross sales declined 73% year-on-year, Counterpoint Research stated.
Chinese model Vivo sat in second place with 19% market share, adopted by Oppo with 17%.
Honor, the smartphone model that was beforehand owned by Huawei but spun off into a separate business, was the fourth greatest participant with 15% market share, adopted by Xiaomi with 13%.
All of those manufacturers are Chinese home smartphone makers which have grown in the international markets as effectively.
China market declines
Counterpoint Research stated gross sales in China’s smartphone market fell 2% year-on-year for a number of causes.
The international semiconductor and element scarcity has impacted the capacity for distributors to ship telephones, in keeping with Counterpoint Research senior analyst Ivan Lam.
Meanwhile, “China’s common smartphone substitute cycle is changing into longer,” Lam stated.
The analyst added that China is “experiencing a posh financial atmosphere the place exports are driving the development and home spending stays lackluster.” Sluggish client spending has been a drag on the Chinese economy.