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.

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SizN80, 28 Apr 2023Interesting that Apple has the majority of share in China a... moreFacts. I like facts because it leaves little room for argument. Everyone has feelings and opinions that don't matter. These are the results. You can't change them.

Does anyone have any suggestions on what Chinese manufacturers need to do in order to change these results going forward. Anyone? Anyone? Bueller?

    SizN80, 28 Apr 2023Interesting that Apple has the majority of share in China a... moreSamsung - GOS issue
    Chinese brands - sketchy software support and tons of bloatware.

      Interesting that Apple has the majority of share in China and Japan, they also have a very loyal fan base in South Korea where the 14 Pro Max alone captured 10% of the market in some months. What’s interesting is that in all 3 of these markets exists local smartphone manufacturers and yet the citizens choose Apple, says a lot about how these countries are more focused on a higher quality smartphone experience rather than gimmicks. 😌

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        -Trix-, 28 Apr 2023"We should not encourage a closed, locked down ecosyst... moreYes and this trend should be reversed even if force is required.

        Lowering Apple's market share to 15-20% at most would be ok. Same with every other company. That means a limited number of phones shall be sold per year.

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          • 28 Apr 2023

          Huawei is biggest gainer. Huge rise in market share almost 10

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            TrainingAddict, 28 Apr 2023Normal people don't care about anything and end up wor... moreYou sound like one of those selling a millionaire lifestyle plans

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              rizki1, 28 Apr 2023Apple can be on top, but Chinese are still the most when co... moreBecause chinese phones provide good value for money

                Wow, I remember Apple was at only about 7% market share in China not long ago.

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                  Anonymous, 28 Apr 2023Huh? No, apps just won't be supported. You got that th... moreMy ipad came with iOS12. I wanted to stick with it to avoid any bug that can come with updates. When iOS14 was released, I was forced to update because many apps I have were requiring iOS13 at least.

                  Android Phone stuck on android 6 from 2015 can use more apps than iphone stuck with iOS 12 released in 2018.
                  Which is so ridiculous from apple.

                    Y, 28 Apr 2023I feel like too many people are buying iphones and the numb... more"We should not encourage a closed, locked down ecosystem"

                    I think exactly opposite, not interested the open ecosystem when i've seen what it is, it's a broken fragmented mess where isn't any rules. That's why see news like this, more and more people have seen what open ecosystem means and it's not good for majority and one by one they switch to iPhone. Almost everyone who want Android phone just buy cheap low-end Android phone because people just don't see the value in high-end Android phones anymore.

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                      • 28 Apr 2023

                      No iPhone for me. Samsung is the king now. You get both freedom and long support.

                        Apple can be on top, but Chinese are still the most when combined.. even in the world.

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                          Anonymous, 28 Apr 2023The iOS users only update because they have no choice. Ot... moreHuh? No, apps just won't be supported. You got that the other way around though. They break when you update and the app isn't updated to support the newer os.

                            The Albion, 28 Apr 2023Interesting to see that "other " increased market... moreHuawei had 9.1% of this other group. The main others then making up the remaining 9% or so would be Realme, nubia, zte, Motorola and Samsung

                              st0rmtr00per, 28 Apr 2023Huawei is doing great! 😂😂😂It was a good quarter for Huawei alright with 41% growth being the highest growth among the listed brands (Oneplus was higher but that is included in Oppo's figures). Of course they can't compete on a level playing field with so many component suppliers not allowed to supply them but it's quite surprising that they are still managing to hang in there

                                oofio2461, 28 Apr 2023give us 5 years software updates, with lower prices then sa... moreIn this case, the price will rise to the level of Samsung and Apple, after all, someone has to maintain this support for years to come

                                  Anonymous, 28 Apr 2023Normal people don't care about updates.Normal people don't care about anything and end up working 12-hour days and using cheap phones so that's no argument

                                    Interesting to see that "other " increased market share from 13% to 18%. Surely not Motorola or Nokia ? And I would be flabbergasted if it included Sony, their phones are too expensive for most. So what other brands are in the Chinese market ?

                                      Huawei is doing great! 😂😂😂

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                                        oofio2461, 28 Apr 2023give us 5 years software updates, with lower prices then sa... moreSureee... when the money needed to paid the engineers, developers & servers just magically fall directly from the sky.

                                        Lowering the price means the profit margins will be reduced, thus make it almost impossible to maintain the same devices for 5 years.

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