Apple Loses Smartphone Crown in China

Apple dethroned as top smartphone seller in China, replaced by Vivo & Huawei
Apple is no longer the top smartphone seller in China, overtaken by Vivo and Huawei, with a 17% market share decline in 2024. Apple now holds 15%, marking its worst annual performance in the country.
Apple loses smartphone sales crown in China, drops to third in 2024
Apple was dethroned as China's biggest smartphone seller in 2024, with local rivals Vivo and Huawei overtaking the iPhone maker after its annual shipments in the country declined 17%, data from research firm Canalys showed on Thursday.
Apple slips to third in China’s smartphone market, outshined by Huawei and Vivo
Apple’s descent from the top of China’s smartphone market in 2024 signals a seismic shift in the competitive landscape of one of the world’s largest smartphone markets. Data from Canalys highlights a 17% decline in Apple’s shipments across the country,
Apple trails Huawei, Vivo in China smartphone market in 2024, iPhone leads fourth quarter
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Apple loses smartphone crown in China as Vivo and Huawei outsell iPhone
Apple ’s China smartphone shipments slipped to 42.9mn in 2024, 17 per cent lower than the year before, according to market research firm Canalys. That cut its market share by 4 percentage points to 15 per cent. Shipments in the final quarter dropped 25 per cent year on year.
Apple loses top spot in China's smartphone market to Vivo
Apple has been dethroned as the leading smartphone seller in China, with Vivo and Huawei taking the lead. The Cupertino-based company's annual shipments in China fell by 17% in 2024, according to data from research firm Canalys.
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Apple’s (AAPL) annual shipments in China declined 17% in 2024, with Huawei and Vivo overtaking the iPhone maker in market share, Reuters’ Liam
Apple Q4 iPhone shipments in China drop 25% as Huawei closes in, Canalys data shows
Apple's smartphone shipments in China plunged 25% in the fourth quarter of 2024, data from research firm Canalys showed, as the iPhone maker faced mounting pressure from a resurgent Huawei in one of its biggest global markets.
Apple smartphone shipments from China fell 25% in Q4, Canalys says
Apple smartphone shipments in China fell 25% in the fourth quarter, while Huawei's rose 24%, data from research firm Canalys showed on Thursday. Apple shipped 13.1 million units versus Huawei's 12.9 million,
iPhone drops from 1st to 3rd place in China, as Apple struggles to launch AI features
One factor is the company’s struggle to launch Apple Intelligence features in the country after being unable to get permission to use its own generative AI model there … Canalys reports that iPhone shipments in China fell by 25% year-on-year in the final quarter of the year.
Apple loses top spot in China as Vivo, Huawei overtake: Canalys
Apple was dethroned as China's biggest smartphone seller in 2024, with local rivals Vivo and Huawei overtaking the iPhone maker after its annual shipments in the country declined 17%, data from research firm Canalys showed on Thursday.
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