eMarketer estimates that over half of China mobile phone users will use smartphones in 2015. Low cost of mobile device, rapid growth of mobile internet as well as revenue increase stimulate development of China smartphone market.
12 Charts on China Internet Users in 2014
China internet users will exceed 643.6 million by end of 2014, estimated by eMarketer. The penetration is high among young adults. 80% of China internet users between 18 to 34 years old use internet every month.
China Mobile Users’ Monthly Phone Bill Down Over 80% in 14 Years
In 1998 in China, monthly call duration per user of China Mobile was 393 minutes and monthly phone bill was RMB366 ($44.2) per user. It was the beginning of China mobile era in China; however, in 2012, call duration increased to 512 minutes while monthly phone bill decreased to RMB68 ($10.76).
China 4G Mobile Phone Sales Expected to Reach 100M in 2014
GfK China estimates that China 4G mobile phones retail sales volume is expected to exceed 100 million in 2014.
China Mobile Gaming Market to Reach 2 Bln Yuan in 2014
As of June 2014, the usage rate of mobile games in China was 47.8% with an increase of 4.7%. Mobile gaming is becoming a habit for many China mobile users’ daily life.
WSJ: Xiaomi 2013 Net Profit Nearly Doubled to RMB 3.46 Billion
Xiaomi’s net profit nearly doubled last year according to a confidential document viewed by The Wall Street Journal.
China Smartphones Market Share Surpassed Samsung, Apple Combined
From the beginning of 2014, China smartphone manufacturers’ shipment volume are dramatically increasing, including Xiaomi, Lenovo and Huawei. Strategy Analytics’ latest data shows the total shipment of China’s smartphone manufacturers account for 38% of global total, surpassing combined total of Samsung and Apple.
China Smartphone Offline Market Overview in August 2014
In China smartphone offline market by sales volume, China Mobile market share rose to 47% in 2014 while China Unicom dropped to 24%. China Telecom’s market share had little change from 2013 according to a research from GfK. Besides, 2G is becoming less popular in China as its market share decreased to 8% in 2014.
China’s Booming Mobile Gaming Market with 330M Users
Mobile devices’ penetration, mobile network’s improvement as well as social network’s booming lead to rapid growth of mobile online gaming market in China.
iPhone6 Orders Exceeded 4 Million in 3 Days in China
iPhone6 and iPhone6 Plus finally got network access license from China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology on 30 September in 2014. Apple also announced that new iPhones will be available for consumers to buy in mainland China on 17 Oct 2014.
China Local Smartphone’s Brands in Different City Tiers
Meizu, Mi and Smartisan are popular local smartphone brands in China. Yet, different city tiers in China may have a preference toward different smartphone brands. According to a research from Umeng between June and August this year, major users in first and second tier cities favor local mobile phone brands.
China to Overtake USA as No.1 4G Market
China will overtake USA as the number one LTE market in terms of LTE smartphone sales in the second half of 2014, according to Counterpoint Research. China had high smartphone shipments in Q2 2014 with more than 100 million units and it now accounts to more than a third of the global smartphone volumes up […]
3G Smartphone Accounted for 72% of Total Phones Sold in H1 2014
In the first half of 2014, sales of smartphone in China have exceeded 185.563 million units according to data of iiMedia Research.
Samsung and Xiaomi Ahead of Apple, Leading China Smartphone Market
Samsung leads China’s smartphone market (23%) by total sales volume, followed by Xiaomi (21%) and iPhone (16%) during a five-month period ended in May 2014, reported by Kantar Worldpanel.
CHART: China Smartphone Mobile Gaming Users
Total number of mobile gaming users on smartphones reached 190 million in 2013 according to iResearch.