Samsung captured 22% global smartphone market share in terms of sales volumes in February 2020, followed by Apple (14.4%), Huawei (13.2%), and Xiaomi (9.2%), according to research company Counterpoint. Huawei performed well above expectations, selling more than 12 million smartphones during February, seeing just a 1% drop in global market share. Global Smartphone Sales in […]
China Smartphone Market
China’s smartphone market closed at 369 million units in shipment in 2019, down 7% year-on-year.
Huawei has the largest market share of China's smartphone market (38.5% in 2019). Oppo, Vivo, Xiaomi, and Apple rank the second to the fifth respectively.
China’s smartphone shipment down 36.6% in January 2020
China mobile phone shipment dropped by 38.9% YoY to 20.81 million units in January 2020, according to China Academy of Information and Communications Technology.
Smartphone shipment & market share in 2019: Worldwide vs. China
Global smartphone shipments grew 1% and reached 368.7 million units in Q4 2019, according to data from research company Canalys. Apple grew by 9% to 78 million units with 21.3% market share, followed by Samsung (70.2 million, 19.2%) and Huawei (56M, 15.2%). Xiaomi took fourth place, growing 23% to 33 million units with 9% market […]
Xiaomi launched 5G flagship Mi 10 smartphone series and a wireless charging speaker
Xiaomi last week unveiled its annual smartphone flagship devices: Mi 10 Pro and Mi 10. The Mi 10 series is among the firsts to feature Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 and boasts a 108MP 8K-enabled camera and an immersive audio experience with a dual stereo speaker system.
Xiaomi in Q3 2019; IoT platform saw 213 million connected devices
The number of connected IoT devices on Xiaomi’s IoT platform reached approximately 213.2 million in Q3 2019, up 62.0% YoY. The number of users who have five or more devices connected to Xiaomi’s IoT platform increased to 3.5 million, an increase of 78.7%. MAUof MIUI, Xiaomi’s Android-based operating system, reached 291.6 million. In September 2019, […]
China smartphone market in Q3 2019; Huawei 42% market share
Worldwide smartphone shipments increased 0.8% year over year in Q3 2019 after seven quarters of decline and Huawei doubled down on China, according to IDC. In total, companies shipped a total of 358.3 million smartphones during the quarter, which was up 8.1% QoQ.
Xiaomi launched new smartphones, smart watch, and smart TV for Double 11 2019
Xiaomi launched multiple smart devices this week including several smartphones (Mi CC9 Pro, Mi Note 10, Redmi Note 8T), smart watch Mi Watch, and Mi TV 5.
China telecom market in Q3 2019; internet TV users exceeded 292 million
In the first three quarters of 2019, the total number of mobile phone users of the three telecommunications companies in China, including China Mobile, China Unicom, and China Telecom, reached 1.598 billion, an increase of 3.3% according to the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of China.
WeChat mini-programs can be accessed on Samsung phones outside WeChat
Mini programs competition is heating up with ByteDance building its own ecosystem on its leading apps short-video TikTok and news Toutiao. With Alipay and Baidu following closely, WeChat is stepping up its Mini Program game by going beyond the WeChat interface and partnering with hardware vendors like Samsung.
Xiaomi in Q2 2019: smart hardware, IoT, AI, internet services
Xiaomi’s monthly active users (“MAU”) of MIUI reached 278.7 million, an increase of 34.7% YoY. AI assistant “ Xiao’ai ” had 49.9 million MAU; Xiaomi ranked 4th globally in terms of smartphone shipments; and, global shipments of its smart TVs reached 2.7 million units.
China smartphone market share, shipments in Q2 2019
Smartphone shipments in China remained at 98 million units in the second quarter of 2019, down 6% from the same period last year according to data from IDC. This was better than expectations of a 9% contraction.
Apple’s smartphone active devices market share dropped to 23.5% in Q2 2019
The combined market share of the top four Chinese mobile brands’ active devices, including Huawei, Oppo, Vivo, and Xiaomi, further grew to 65.7% in Q2 2019, according to data from QuestMobile. Huawei’s market share increased to 21.63% from 17% a year ago while Apple’s share dropped to 23.51% from 25.5%. The loyalty of iPhone fans […]
Pricing and practical features top factors for China smart device users’ purchase
Over the recent years, smart products appeared in many daily life scenarios, smart home living, including smart TV, vacuum robot, smart lock, and smart speakers, are expected to receive good market recognition in 2019.
Xiaomi performance highlights in Q1 2019
In the first quarter of 2019, Xiaomi recorded RMB43.8 billion in revenue, representing an increase of 27.2% over the corresponding period of 2018. Profit for Q1 2019 grew to RMB3.2 billion and Adjusted Net Profit grew 22.4% year-on-year to RMB2.1 billion.
China smartphone shipments down 4.1% YoY in March 2019
Smartphone shipments declined by 4.1% to 26.936 million units in March 2019, accounting for 94.9% of mobile phone shipments in China. 90.5% of mobile phone shipped during this period are from domestic mobile phone vendors. Mobile phone shipments down 6% year-on-year China saw domestic mobile phone shipments declined to 28.373 million units in March 2019, […]