China smartphone market recorded its first growth in four years, with year-on-year shipments increasing 27% in Q1 2021
Thursday, 29 April 2021 21:12
China smartphone market recorded its first growth in four years, with year-on-year shipments increasing 27% in Q1 2021
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The mainland China smartphone market has finally returned to the Q1 2019 level, one year after the pandemic first hit.
Smartphone shipments clocked up 92.4 million units, when the market shrunk nearly 20% as a result of the national lockdown and production halt. Huawei lost its crown to Vivo, which recorded 79% year-on-year growth, shipping 21.6 million units.
Oppo chased Vivo as a close runner-up, with 20.6 million shipments. Huawei, which has divested Honor, slipped to third place with 14.9 million units shipped in Q1 2021 (Honor took sixth place with nearly five million units). Xiaomi and Apple were number four and five, with 13.5 million units and 12.0 million units, respectively.