China smartphone shipments fall for sixth straight quarter – IDC
IDC said Huawei shipped 12.2 million units and took a 21% share as Apple and other rivals posted declines.
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Huawei grows as China’s smartphone shipments fall 15.4% in third quarter · TechNode
China’s smartphone shipments fell 15.4% year on year to 57.9 million units in the third quarter of 2026, according to preliminary IDC data released on October 13. Huawei was the only major vendor to record double-digit annual growth, shipping 12.2 million phones and leading the market with a share of about 21%. Apple ranked second […]
China smartphone shipments fall for sixth straight quarter – IDC
By Che Pan and Farah Master Beijing, Oct 13 (Reuters) - China's third-quarter smartphone shipments fell 15.4% from a year earlier to 57.9 million units, research firm IDC said on Tuesday. Huawei was the only major vendor to post double-digit growth....
China's Smartphone Shipments Fall 15.4% in a Sixth Straight Quarter
China's smartphone shipments fell 15.4% in the third quarter from a year earlier to 57.9 million units, according to the research firm IDC. It was the sixth consecutive quarterly decline, and a far steeper one than the roughly 4% fall recorded in the first half of the year. Two forces sit behind the number, with weak consumer spending in China on one side and the rising cost of components on the other.
Smartphone shipments in China fell for the sixth consecutive quarter. Huawei was the only major supplier to record double-digit growth.
Smartphone shipments in China fell 15.4 percent in the third quarter to 57.9 million. Huawei maintained its lead with 12.2 million devices, while Apple came in second; sharp declines in Xiaomi, Oppo, and Vivo highlighted price pressure.
According to the IDC's analysis report, in the third quarter of 2026, China's smartphone market reached 57.9 million devices sold, which is 15.4 per cent lower than last year's, recalling that the first six months of decline were limited to a modest 4 per cent, so that negative dynamics have accelerated significantly and consumer demand is still under considerable pressure. Contrary to the general trend towards compression... The post Huaway is …
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