China Smartphone Market

2019 will be the third year in a row that the Chinese smartphone market has been declining, as a result the arrival of 5G is highly anticipated by the entire industry.

Chinese mobile phone brand Transsion continued to lead the African feature phone market in the third quarter of 2019, with a share of 64.0%. Nokia followed closely with a 10.0% share, IDC figures show.

Apple iPhone shipments in China dropped 35.4% year on year in November, following a 10.3% drop in October, according to a report from Credit Suisse.

In China's online mobile phone sales, the market share of China's Top 6 smartphone brand reached 84%, of which Huawei and Honor had a combined share of 46%, according to a report released today by Counterpoint.

Mobile phone shipments in China stood at 34.842 million units in November, a year-on-year decrease of 1.5%, the China Academy of Information and Communications Technology (CAICT) data showed.

As a new rule kicks in, if you want to buy a mobile phone number in China from an telecom operator's store after December 1, facial recognition will be required.

Xiaomi's AIOT business has grown rapidly, but its main smartphone business is under pressure in the domestic market.

Huawei's share of China's smartphone market rose to a record lever in the third quarter as rivals like Apple saw a decline.

Nubia Red Magic 3S, Black Shark 2 Pro and Huawei Mate 30 Pro were the top performing smartphones in China in the third quarter.