Strong sales of iPhone 16 are back in China apple In the third quarter, it rose to the second position in the local smartphone market. fell out of the top 5 According to the latest data from research firm IDC, for the past three months:
iPhone shipments accounted for 15.6% of the market in the three months through September, second only to Vivo’s 18.6%, IDC said Friday. Apple’s latest devices helped it do better than earlier this year, but its market share was down from 16.1% a year earlier.
Apple’s smartphone sales fell 0.3% from a year ago, but initial uptake for the iPhone 16 series, which hit stores in September, was about on par with the previous generation, the report said.
Huawei TechnologiesShipments soared 42% in the quarter, accounting for 15.3% of the market, second only to Apple. According to IDC, it has recorded at least double-digit growth for four consecutive quarters. The U.S.-licensed company last year made a comeback to the premium handset market with advanced processors made entirely in China, igniting patriotic fervor at home.
In the June quarter, Apple fell to sixth place in China in terms of unit shipments amid fierce competition from local companies. VivoHuawei, Oppohonor and xiaomiaccording to IDC data. It was the first time in years that the iPhone maker had fallen so much in one of its most important markets.
According to IDC, in China, the world’s largest smartphone market, device shipments in the third quarter increased by 3.2% to 68.8 million units, marking the fourth consecutive quarterly increase.
