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BEIJING (Reuters) – Apple (NASDAQ:)’s smartphone shipments in China shrank 2.1% within the closing quarter of 2023 from the identical interval a yr in the past, however Apple rose to the primary spot available in the market, information from analysis agency IDC confirmed on Thursday.
Huawei’s shipments elevated 36.2% within the final quarter of the yr, the IDC figures confirmed. The corporate rose to turn out to be the No. 4 smartphone maker in China within the quarter with a 13.9% share.
Total, cargo quantity in China’s smartphone market was 73.63 million items for the quarter, up 1.2%. For the total yr, cargo quantity was 271 million items, down 5%, IDC stated.