Canalys: Chinese smartphone market declines 11% in Q1, Apple on top

28 April 2023
This is the worst Q1 period in the past ten years.

Sort by:

Anonymous, 28 Apr 2023You sound like one of those selling a millionaire lifestyle plansnot at all xD

    youling, 01 May 2023You are wrong, the main reason is that all 3 countries have... moreYou've just proved me right and also contradicted yourself lol.
    Over and above that, even if China sees an iPhone as a "domestic product" they know full well its not a local brand unlike OPPO, Xiaomi and Huawei, yet the Chinese market clamor for iPhone over all the special edition stuff their own local manufacturers do for them, lol!

      • y
      • youling
      • G%h
      • 01 May 2023

      SizN80, 28 Apr 2023Interesting that Apple has the majority of share in China a... moreYou are wrong, the main reason is that all 3 countries have the income to afford an iPhone. In addition, in China, apple is considered a domestic product, and the price is cheap.

        • ?
        • Anonymous
        • m2J
        • 29 Apr 2023

        blue, 28 Apr 2023I hope Xiaomi will end more like Siemens, Alcatel or Sagem.... moreThat wont happen as Xiaomi is just like Samsung and LG that basically covers all electronics you can imagine. Comparing them with phones brands that did only phones basically.

          Anonymous, 29 Apr 2023How many versions of the Redmi Note 12 series of phones are... moreBy the time you’ve counted them all, there will be some more……

            • M
            • Mummadabi489
            • S0w
            • 29 Apr 2023

            The main issue of china brands is that they're even asking more money for a phone that
            even if good than the Iphone in many areas is not really that far away and software wise
            despite android being good enough still in some departments they aren't comparable to samsung which is the absolute king of android.

            So, long story short, they were breaking the market when XIAOMI was selling phones like the MI9 or MI9T Pro, the Mi 10/11, but since that point they just become absurdly expensive.

            And people before paying 1200€ for a xiaomi they go to Apple.

              Dam Samsung is now where to be seen in the world’s 2nd largest economy.

                • ?
                • Anonymous
                • YYX
                • 29 Apr 2023

                Y, 28 Apr 2023I feel like too many people are buying iphones and the numb... moreYeah, good luck with all that, lol.

                  • ?
                  • Anonymous
                  • YYX
                  • 29 Apr 2023

                  Rambhat, 28 Apr 2023Why do I fear Xiaomi will end up like nokia😭Xiaomikia?

                    • ?
                    • Anonymous
                    • YYX
                    • 29 Apr 2023

                    DaFink, 28 Apr 2023Also, maybe if the Chinese brands would stop releasing a ne... moreHow many versions of the Redmi Note 12 series of phones are there? Lol.

                      • ?
                      • Anonymous
                      • YYX
                      • 29 Apr 2023

                      oofio2461, 28 Apr 2023give us 5 years software updates, with lower prices then sa... moreDid I just see a pig fly? Nope, never mind, lol.

                        • ?
                        • Anonymous
                        • YYX
                        • 29 Apr 2023

                        Is anyone really surprised by this?!

                          • K
                          • K
                          • D0b
                          • 29 Apr 2023

                          DaFink, 28 Apr 2023Also, maybe if the Chinese brands would stop releasing a ne... moreGood point.

                            • r
                            • rRadD
                            • XS8
                            • 29 Apr 2023

                            it's the kind of support you'll get from Apple. Also, owning a 3 or 4 year old iPhone is still as good as owning a brand-new midrange Android. Just my two cents.

                            On the other hand, all phone manufacturers should learn that majority of customers will not upgrade their phones every year, so they should stop releasing phones with almost no upgrades each year!

                              • ?
                              • Anonymous
                              • yAL
                              • 29 Apr 2023

                              bulbulito.bayagbag, 28 Apr 2023Question is who is backing them, if it were just a small pl... moreHuawei don't just sell phones, they are also in PV, server, telecom, cloud, AI, UPS, etc businesses, and is doing extremely well in those fields. No one is backing them except their own business.

                                • ?
                                • Anonymous
                                • m2J
                                • 29 Apr 2023

                                All phones are optimized for the latest OS Nr. So every OS update will be messing up that optimization on what it was released. So it's probably better to no update your phone as all updates are probably like OS and nothing on skin but some optimizations get broken. So it will slow down in a long run without you notice it. So after few years you touch new phone and you get wow how fast :D buy new one as it is consumer era where things are not made to last for long. Light pulp was also first invented too good soo they needed to nerf it so it breaks in some time. As the first one was too good

                                  DaFink, 28 Apr 2023Also, maybe if the Chinese brands would stop releasing a ne... moreThey cannot compete with the premium segment, that's why they inundate the budget and mid range market with their products, its their way of playing catch up to Apple.

                                    Aierlan, 28 Apr 2023In professional business type jobs in large Chinese cities ... moreBrand image and the prestige that comes with it. Those people you mentioned in the province , outside the cities, may use a cheap android phone, but once they get a higher paying job, they will upgrade to an iPhone definitely.

                                      SizN80, 28 Apr 2023Interesting that Apple has the majority of share in China a... morei wouldn't say so. i think it has to do more with the fact of social status. for example here in my country (turkey) alot of people have the iphone 14/14 pro just because they want to look rich and not because of they prefer the features that the iphone has. (btw i don't hate anyone who enjoys using their iphones)

                                        Aierlan, 28 Apr 2023It was a good quarter for Huawei alright with 41% growth be... moreQuestion is who is backing them, if it were just a small player, it would've died a long time ago.