The International Data Corporation (IDC) has released its latest report on the Chinese smartphone market for the second quarter of 2024, revealing significant growth in the industry. According to the IDC, the market saw a year-over-year (YoY) growth of 8.9%, with total shipments reaching approximately 71.6 million units. This marks the third consecutive quarter of […]
China Smartphone Market
China’s smartphone market closed at 369 million units in shipment in 2019, down 7% year-on-year.
Huawei has the largest market share of China's smartphone market (38.5% in 2019). Oppo, Vivo, Xiaomi, and Apple rank the second to the fifth respectively.
Huawei’s Resilience and Innovation Fuel Steady Growth Amid Challenges
On March 29, 2024, Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd., a global leader in information and communications technology (ICT) infrastructure and smart devices, released its annual report for the fiscal year 2023. Despite facing unprecedented challenges in recent years, Huawei has demonstrated resilience and an unwavering commitment to innovation, which is evident in its latest financial results […]
Xiaomi Reports 126% Net Profit Increase in 2023
In the latest financial disclosure, Xiaomi Corporation, a consumer electronics and smart manufacturing company, reported its consolidated results for the year ending December 31, 2023. The company’s adjusted net profit experienced a significant increase of 126.3%, reaching RMB 19.3 billion, exceeding market expectations and marking a high in its profitability since listing. Total revenue for […]
Apple Leads Amid Surging Foldable Smartphone Interest in China
In 2023, China’s smartphone market underwent significant changes, with Apple capturing a leading 17.3% market share despite a 5.0% dip in overall shipments to 271.3 million units, the lowest in a decade, as per IDC. This contraction mirrors cautious consumer spending amidst a slow economic recovery.
Baidu AI Cloud and Samsung’s Strategic AI Partnership for Galaxy S24
Samsung Electronics China and Baidu AI Cloud have joined forces to integrate Baidu’s advanced ERNIE AI model into the Galaxy S24 Series.
Huawei reports over 700M HarmonyOS devices
Huawei’s annual Developer Conference, HDC.Together 2023, has officially commenced. During the event, Yu Chengdong, CEO of Huawei’s Consumer Business Group (BG), shared the latest developments of HarmonyOS and the Harmony ecosystem.
China smartphone shipment down 12.6% in Q4 2022
Chinese smartphone market shipped approximately 72.92 million units in the fourth quarter of 2022, down 12.6 percent year-over-year, according to data from IDC. The full-year 2022 Chinese smartphone market shipped approximately 286 million units, down 13.2 percent year-over-year, the largest decline on record.
Smartphone shipment in China up 1.1% in 2021; Apple has 15.3% share
In 2021, the total shipments of mobile phones in China’s domestic market totaled 351 million, a year-on-year increase of 13.9%, according to China Academy of Information and Communications Technology (CAICT).
Report: 5 segments of smartphone buyers: US vs UK vs China
Strategy analytics conducted a new smartphone consumer survey in China, the UK, and the United States to identify the key factors driving consumers’ replacement behavior. The report explores the drivers and barriers that affect when and how consumers change smartphones. The annual global shipment of smartphones exceeds 1.3 billion, which is the biggest business opportunity […]
Chinese time spend on smartphone up 15% in 2021
In 2021, Chinese adults spend an average of 3 hours and 16 minutes a day checking their smartphones, excluding phone calls. Compared with 2020, this engagement on smartphones has increased by 25 minutes, or 14.6%. Chinese smartphone users spend the longest time with their smartphones, followed by the United States, with adults spending 3 hours […]
China Mobile has the most 5G mobile subscribers of 165 million
The turnover of telecommunication services in China totaled 13,675.8 billion yuan in 2020, up by 28.1 percent over the previous year, according to the National Bureau of Statistics of China.
Forecast: China smartphone market in 2021
Thanks to the better market environment under the stable epidemic prevention and control, IDC predicts that the domestic smartphone shipment will grow by 4.6% year on year in 2021, with total shipments of about 340 million units. 2. supply chain instability Potential changes in the market structure have stimulated a new round of the market […]
Report: China Mobile Economy 2020
Chinese operators are leading on growth beyond core services, with non- telecoms services – both for consumers and enterprises – growing at 30% year-on-year in local currency (compared to less than 10% for most other major operators), according to a recent report by GSMA.
Xiaomi in Q1 2020; overseas market accounts for half of total revenues
In Q1 2020, Xiaomi’s total revenue for the period reached RMB49.7 billion, representing an increase of 13.6% year-over-year. Adjusted net profit for the period was RMB2.3 billion, an increase of 10.6% year-over-year.
Baidu launched cloud-based virtual smartphone
Baidu Smart Cloud officially released “Cloud Mobile Phone”. The so-called Cloud Mobile Phone is a virtual smartphone with all applications running on the cloud so that the performance of the mobile phones can no longer be limited by its hardware. Baidu Cloud Phone is a combination of ARM server, cloud computing, and Android OS. It […]