Apple, iPhone and China

Apple Q4 iPhone shipments in China drop 25% as Huawei closes in, Canalys data shows
Apple's smartphone shipments in China plunged 25% in the fourth quarter of 2024, data from research firm Canalys showed, as the iPhone maker faced mounting pressure from a resurgent Huawei in one of its biggest global markets.
iPhone drops from 1st to 3rd place in China, as Apple struggles to launch AI features
The iPhone has lost its crown as the best-selling phone in China, dropping to 3rd place in the latest market intelligence data. One factor is the company’s struggle to launch Apple Intelligence features in the country after being unable to get permission to use its own generative AI model there …
Apple Drops to Third Position in World’s Largest Smartphone Market As iPhone Sales Slump
It was Apple's largest-ever annual sales decline in China and involved contraction in all four quarters, including a 25 per cent drop in the final quarter, according to the data.
Apple iPhone sales fell in all four quarters in China, Reuters reports
Apple’s (AAPL) annual shipments in China declined 17% in 2024, with Huawei and Vivo overtaking the iPhone maker in market share, Reuters’ Liam
Apple loses smartphone crown in China as Vivo and Huawei outsell iPhone
Local smartphone makers Vivo and Huawei leapfrogged Apple to become the top two sellers in the Chinese market last year, dealing a blow to the iPhone maker as it struggles to introduce AI features on the mainland and fight competition from domestic players.
Apple loses smartphone sales crown in China, drops to third in 2024
Apple was dethroned as China's biggest smartphone seller in 2024, with local rivals Vivo and Huawei overtaking the iPhone maker after its annual shipments in the country declined 17%, data from research firm Canalys showed on Thursday.
Apple smartphone shipments from China fell 25% in Q4, Canalys says
Apple smartphone shipments in China fell 25% in the fourth quarter, while Huawei's rose 24%, data from research firm Canalys showed on Thursday. Apple shipped 13.1 million units versus Huawei's 12.9 million,
Apple loses top spot in China smartphone sales to local rivals
Apple loses top spot in China smartphone sales to local rivals Apple lost its status as the best selling smartphone brand in the crucial Chinese market last year, new data showed Thursday, with a pair of local rivals surpassing it with surging shipments.
Apple tumbles as research firm shows iPhone lost its top spot in China in 2024
Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) shares fell 4% in midday trading on Thursday after research firm Canalys showed the iPhone lost the top spot in the smartphone market to local rivals, including Vivo and Huawei Technologies.
China obstructing Apple’s overseas production plans, in claimed military tech crackdown
Apple is facing tougher export checks by Chinese authorities as part of a claimed crack-down on technology with potential ...
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Apple Loses First Place In Smartphone Sales In China
Apple lost its position as the largest smartphone vendor in China in 2024 as local competitors Vivo and Huawei surpassed the ...
Apple's iPhone sales face fresh pressure in China as foreign-smartphone sales in the country almost halved in one month
Shipments to China of foreign smartphones, including iPhones, dropped by 47.4% year over year in November, highlighting Apple ...
Apple is about to start using its first ‘Made in USA’ iPhone chips
Apple is in the "final stages" of verifying the 'Made in America' iPhone chips in the TSMC Arizona factory so it can start ...
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Apple Offering Rare iPhone Discounts In China
"The value-seeking trend has made price discounts more attractive ... a capability not available in Apple devices in China.