The Pura 70 and Mate 60 series significantly led Huawei to the top three in China’s smartphone market ranking in Q3 2024. After IDC, another report sheds light on China’s mobile phone sector in Q3 2024, revealing the dynamic results of the top five mobile phone manufacturers.
Counterpoint today announced its list of Chinese smartphones for Q3 2024, showing a 2.3% year-over-year increase. The top three companies in this report are Vivo, Huawei, and Xiaomi.
Huawei ranks 2nd in the Chinese Smartphones report for Q3 2024 thanks to the Pura 70 and Mate 60 series. Counterpoint notes that the company has a strong foothold in the market. With constant determination, the company achieved 30% year-on-year growth.
The report further states that the Pura 70 and Mate 60 series ended up contributing the most to Huawei’s sales this time around. Launched last year, the Mate 60 Pro remains a highly demanded product among consumers due to its amazing features.
On the contrary, the Pura 70 series is a major attraction in the market. With its trendy design, camera capabilities, AI capabilities, Kirin 9010 5G chip, and satellite capabilities, shipments increased to 6.5 million units in just 6 months.
The popularity of both lineups reflects Huawei’s strong presence in China’s premium smartphone segment. The company holds 16.4% of the market share and ranks second in terms of annual growth with an increase of 29.7%.
According to previous reports, the Pura 70 and Mate 60 series also helped Huawei surpass Apple in the Chinese smartphone market in the third quarter of this year.
Q3 2024 China Smartphone Market Ranking Report (Image credit: Counterpoint)
Following the preparation for the launch of the Mate 70 series, Huawei has also reduced the prices of the Pura 70 and Mate 60 series. This device is part of the Double 11 Sale event and V mall.
Other rankers
As for other rankers, Vivo currently leads the Chinese market with 10.1% year-on-year growth and 19.2% market share. Xiaomi ranked third with a progress rate of 13.4%. Credit to Redmi K series and Mi smartphones.
Honor and OPPO took 4th and 5th place respectively, but took a big step back. Apple, on the other hand, is in 6th place with a 2.6% decline in growth. Although the company is expected to rise quickly in the Chinese market.
Counterpoint adds that as of October 8, more than 70% of iPhone 16 series sales came from the Pro and Pro Max models. This trend could lead to increased revenue for the company in the future.
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