Counterpoint: iPhone once again the best selling phone in China after six years

26 January 2022
Apple leapfrogged rivals vivo and Oppo.

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Anonymous, 27 Jan 2022I'd say only Galaxy S series are somewhat a match. Not... moreI switched from ios to android and witched back again after using android for 1 and a half years. in android world there isnt many balanced phones for me. I liked the S10e and it was an awesome phone but after that I didnt find many. either hardware is not good enough or software. so went back to iphones.

    AhmedSLL, 27 Jan 2022Huawei was the only competitor, and it's not about cop... moreTrue, everybody copies, but what to avoid is allowing customers to see who you copy blatantly. That will make your product look really inferior, and why would you settle for a copy when you can get the product they copy?

      Equinox, 27 Jan 2022But you also need to remember that Tim Cook paid an exorbit... moreYes, Apple may have done that, but doing so doesn't guarantee them sales, as the chinese government cannot control their population on what to buy. So Apple selling a lot of iPhone 13's in China last quarter is not something to scoff at. Apple is doing something better than the chinese domestic brands.

        AlienKiss, 27 Jan 2022WHERE are the cheap brand lovers at now??! Say no to spyin... moreThere is a reason why something is cheap and why something is pricey. Buying cheap is not always a good decision, as you tend to get mediocre product that you will only use for a short time. Versus buying something pricey that you will know you will use longer than that cheap plastic you bought.

          BOZKURT, 27 Jan 2022Because you want to take into account the seasonality effec... moreThat's why Apple introduces their new iphones/products etc in October, so by Nov and Dec they finish the last quarter strong.

            Note7 owner, 27 Jan 2022Chinese like to buy the best. Simple explanation. Hahaha. Its like buying something that you know copied, versus buying something that was copied.

              missing piont, 27 Jan 2022you really miss the point.... No he didn’t, it’s logical to compare YoY stats, it gives the picture how company and market is doing, comparing it to 1978 Q4 doesn’t make any sense because Apple or anyone else didn’t sold iPhone in China back then.

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                Anonymous, 27 Jan 2022Unrelated? At this point I have to ask where you work if yo... moreyou really miss the point....

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                  questions, 27 Jan 2022can someone please explain to me what the logical relations... moreBecause you want to take into account the seasonality effect (e.g. Christmas season is obviously where the sales are the highest)

                    DarkKnight9, 27 Jan 2022Pixel gives 5 years of updates. Also I'm using iPhone ... moreIt already has a ton of issues.

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                      questions, 27 Jan 2022can someone please explain to me what the logical relations... moreUnrelated? At this point I have to ask where you work if you don't know what comparison of business from year before to last year means. It's that YoY in the chart which means "Year-over-year" difference and defines a trend between years of the past. Obviously they can't compare it to Q4 2022, because it hasn't happened yet. Next year the same chart will list 2021 and 2022. You can go as many years back if you want to see how business trends through years and bigger periods of time...

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                        questions, 27 Jan 2022can someone please explain to me what the logical relations... moreBecause you compare your grades with last year's grade to see how you improved not with marks in grade 1.

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                          can someone please explain to me what the logical relationship is between Q4 2020 and Q4 2021?
                          Why don't we compare Q4 1978 with Q4 2021 or something else completely irrational?

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                            WHERE are the cheap brand lovers at now??!
                            Say no to spying china garbage replica brands!

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                              -Trix-, 26 Jan 2022Not surprising, iPhone 13 series are hands down best phones... moreI'd say only Galaxy S series are somewhat a match. Not S21 with cheap plastic back. But S22 will be comparable. Hardware and software. Which is a rare in Android space really. Usually they are all out hardware and absolutely zero effort on software side.

                                bulbulito.bayagbag, 26 Jan 2022Heck even the Google Pixel can't even come close to wh... morePixel gives 5 years of updates. Also I'm using iPhone 13 and software updates have made the phone a chore to use already with so many stutters and glitches. I go on forums to read if it's safe to update or not.

                                Android doesn't need system updates since everything gets updated through the play Store while Apple requires system updates to run any app.

                                I use both and my affordable android phone gets way much more use than my iPhone. Stop being fanbois of a particular brand. They are all cancer for humans.

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                                  Anonymous, 27 Jan 2022Till they have a full access to chip production. Kirin, des... moreMay they succeed I really miss their ringtone on my phone

                                    Chinese like to buy the best. Simple explanation.

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                                      Anonymous, 26 Jan 2022The state of huawei makes me cry .I always thought 'Dr... moreTill they have a full access to chip production. Kirin, despite not being the most powerful, was the best in Android world.
                                      This year should be the year that the production of chips in China will be independent from US tech. For a healthy competition I hope so.

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                                        Anonymous, 26 Jan 2022Tons of people can easily switch between iOS and android. ... moreTrue.
                                        Add to that and the apple's servers are in China and the government has access to them. Beside these, apple will let down Foxconn and they'll make a contract with a chinese company.