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The Cupertino-based tech company, Apple, enjoyed a strong quarter in China. According to a report by Counterpoint Research, the American tech giants took 21.7% of the Chinese market share in Q4 2021. Apple’s iPhone 13 dominated the premium segment in China because of its comparatively lower launch price. Out of all the smartphones shipped in the quarter, more than one-fifth were iPhones. If we recall, in the last month of 2021, Apple became the number one smartphone brand in China for the first time since December 2015.
The report also shows that China’s smartphone shipments dropped 11% YoY in Q4 2021. Despite the shipments being down, major OEMs like Xiaomi, Vivo, and Honor kept expanding their premium product portfolios.
>>> Apple Leads The Global Smartphone Shipments in Q4 2021, Boosted By its iPhone 13 Series
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Note: Oppo includes OnePlus, Vivo includes iQOO, and Xiaomi includes Redmi
In the same quarter, Honor saw itself as the second-biggest OEM in China for the first time after becoming an independent company. Honor’s market share grew more than two times from 7.5% in Q4 2020 to 16.7% in Q4 2021. Counterpoint also highlights that the company showed strong momentum at the beginning of 2022 with a record high weekly sales share of 17%.
Oppo ranked third with a 16.7% market share, while Vivo came fourth with 16.5%. Both Oppo and Vivo saw their shipments drop by around 14% YoY in Q4 2021. On the other hand, Xiaomi was fifth with a 16.1% market share but saw a 15% YOY growth in the quarter.
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