Apple Iphone Market Share In China
Apples iphones shipped less than six million with a 6 market share the lowest level in a year. Ubs morgan stanley thinks apples share may be down to 18 less than half of ubss share estimate from 2015.
Tim cook may believe china is apples future biggest market but that belief is challenged by new data showing the iphones market share in urban china continues to decline.
Apple iphone market share in china. First introduced to the market in 2007 it has since become a revolutionary device that has changed the landscape of the mobile industry. Local brand xiaomi snagged the fourth place spot that was held by apple according to canalys. Iphone 6 earns apple highest market share in urban china.
In the previous article we looked at the recent massive fall in apples iphone sales in the chinese market which was discussed in a report by the idcthe report. Overall with almost 19 market share for both oppo and vivo the brands became the second and third largest brands in china respectively. Apple has lost a lot of market share since its peak in 2015 with the iphone 6s.
Apples iphone sold more than 217 million devices in 2018. The statistic shows the share of apple products in the smartphone market in china from february 2015 to september 2015. The iphone 8 is expected by some analysts to revamp apples influence in china.
Xiaomi is still in the recovery stage in q2 when compared to last year but increased 8 qoq. We remain cautious on iphone sales as recent signs. Apples market share reached 243 by years end per this report up from october apparently driven by the iphone 8 8 plus and x.
Apple is poised to lose market share in china to local smartphone makers who are ahead on 5g technology according to rosenblatt securities. One in every four smartphones now sold in urban china is an iphone according to research firm kantar worldpanel comtech. Apple took a record 51 of global smartphone market share in.
