Apple Takes Record 15% Share in China's Smartphone Market in October on Strong iPhone 14 Sales - Yicai Global

(Yicai Global) Dec. 1 -- Apple achieved a 25 percent stock of the Chinese smartphone marketplace successful October, acknowledgment to the beardown show of its latest iPhone 14 series.

The high-performance iPhone 14 Pro Max was the best-selling telephone successful China successful October, the archetypal afloat period aft the merchandise of the US tech giant’s latest models, according to a study released by US marketplace probe bureau Counterpoint Research. The iPhone 14 Pro was the 2nd best-selling model.

China’s smartphone income fell 15 percent successful October from a twelvemonth earlier, but Apple’s income lone dropped 4 percent successful the period, surging 21 percent from September, Counterpoint noted, without disclosing circumstantial income figures.

With the iPhone 14 series, user request has shifted to the Pro exemplary due to the fact that of important plan and specification differences betwixt the Pro and the regular version. Buyers are consenting to wage a premium for the Pro mentation and besides to hold longer transportation clip to get their hands connected the high-end version, elder expert Varun Mishra said.

After the US imposed a prohibition connected communications instrumentality elephantine Huawei Technologies two years ago, Apple’s stock successful the Chinese marketplace deed caller highs, starring the high-end mobile telephone marketplace by a ample margin, Counterpoint said.

China’s smartphone shipments fell 11 percent to 70 cardinal units successful the 3rd 4th from a twelvemonth earlier, but roseate astir 4 percent from the 2nd quarter, according to information earlier disclosed by marketplace probe institute Canalys. The apical 5 manufacturers were Vivo, Oppo, Honor, Apple, and Xiaomi.

Editor: Futura Costaglione