Apple to be No. 2 smartphone player in China for 2022

New Delhi | Even after falling 3 percent (year-over-year) in 2022, Apple became the number two smartphone player in China for the first time in a full year. This information has been given in a new report.

It reached its highest quarterly share ever, capturing 23.7 percent of Apple’s sales in the fourth quarter of 2022, according to Counterpoint Research.

As noted in the report, this is despite the lack of iPhone 14 Pro versions as well as the comparatively lower popularity of non-Pro versions of the iPhone 14 series due to limited upgrades compared to the iPhone 13.

In addition, China’s smartphone sales are set to decline by 14 percent (year-on-year) in 2022 to their lowest level in a decade, with China’s smartphone sales expected to decline by 15 percent (year-on-year) in the fourth quarter of 2022. year-on-year) declined.

The sudden relaxation of Covid-19 norms in December resulted in a rise in cases and the market declined by 5 per cent (q-o-q), instead recording its lowest quarterly sales in the year, said the report .

Furthermore, Vivo retained the first position in 2022 with 19.2 percent market share.

Honor was the only brand with a positive growth of 38 percent (Y-o-Y) in 2022.

According to the report, Vivo, Oppo and Xiaomi saw (year-on-year) decline of 23 per cent, 27 per cent and 19 per cent respectively in 2022 as demand declined amid economic uncertainty(IANS)

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