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Writes Joseph Waring
China’s smartphone market staged a comeback in 2023, with shipments rising and 5G models accounting for 83 percent of the total, data from the China Academy of Information and Communications Technology (CAICT) showed.
Shipments increased 6.3 percent year-on-year to 289 million units, compared with a 22.6 percent decline in 2022.
The government agency reported 5G handsets grew 11.9 percent to 240 million units.
Shipments of 5G models in 2022 fell 20 percent.
Domestic brands made up 80 percent of total shipments in 2023. Samsung has only a small share, which means Apple accounted for the vast majority of non-domestic shipments, with about a 17 percent share.
While China registered a turnaround in 2023, Canalys data showed global smartphone shipments fell 4 percent to 1.1 billion units, though rose 8 per cent in Q4 2023 to 320 million units, ending seven consecutive quarters of decline.
About the Author
Joseph Waring – Joseph Waring joined Mobile World Live as the Asia editor in August 2014. Before joining the GSMA, he was a group editor for Telecom Asia for more than ten years. He has been based in Hong Kong for more than 20 years.
SOURCE: MOBILE WORLD LIVE