Foreign smartphone sales plunge nearly 50% in China

iPhone Shipments Crash 50% in China as Local Brands Dominate

Foreign-branded smartphone shipments in China, dominated by Apple's iPhone, dropped dramatically in March 2025, plunging 49.6% year-over-year according to data released by The China Academy of Information and Communications Technology (CAICT). The steep decline saw shipments fall to just 1.89 million units, down from 3.75 million during the same period last year. That shrinks Apple's share of the Chinese market to approximately 8%, while domesti…

Foreign smartphone sales plunge nearly 50% in China

To say that Apple has been struggling in the Chinese market is an understatement. Including the most recent fiscal quarter, in which the company reported a 2% year-over-year revenue drop in the country, Apple has seen its numbers stay in the green for only three of the last twelve fiscal quarters. That includes an 11% drop in Q1 2025 and a whopping 13% drop in Q1 2024. When it comes to the smartphone market, however, Apple isn’t the only non-Chi…

China shipments from foreign phone makers, including Apple, declined nearly 50% in March

March shipments of foreign-branded cellphones in China dropped to 1.9 million units from 3.7 million a year earlier....

The month of March 2025 will not remain in the annals of the iPhone: during this period, and according to the data of the Chinese Academy of Information and Communication Technologies (CAICT), the deliveries of smartphones from foreign brands in China — largely dominated by Apple — have [...] Read more... Follow iPhoneAddict.fr on Facebook, and follow us on Twitter Don't forget to download our free iAddict app for iPhone and iPad (link App Store…

The number of Chinese iPhone ships has declined by half, as local smartphone brands dominate the market

Non-Chinese smartphone shipments, including Apple's iPhone, hit record levels in China in March 2025 due to a significant 49.6% year-over-year...

iPhone monthly shipments in China halved as Apple cuts prices ahead of 618 shopping festival

The China Academy of Information and Communications Technology (CAICT) released data on smartphone shipments in March 2025, showing an overall year-over-year increase of 6.5%, with Chinese brand shipments rising by 18.4%. Based on these figures, shipments of non-Chinese brand smartphones-dominated by Apple-declined nearly 50% year-over-year.