vivo dominates Chinese smartphone market, Huawei rises while Apple falls

07 February 2025
At this rate Huawei will overtake Apple this quarter.

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Anonymous, 07 Feb 2025Samsung choose not to sell in China lmao, not "they ar... moreThey are at #8 with more than 2% market share

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    Kloot, 07 Feb 2025In China, Vivo and Huawei (whose biggest customer is the go... morewhy are you not so critical for US subsidies at operators where iphone is practical for a few bucks?

      Vivo and Huawei are making the best cameraphones, hands down. No surprise they get a large market share.

        Well i am not surprised at all since huawei been always better device in every aspects mostly cameras and now even the OS its self is a way better.

          no samsung, 07 Feb 2025vivo will be the top 3 brand smartphones in the world , you... moretrue, they must also put more effort into Funtouch as it is one of their drawbacks not that it FunT os is bad it is just okay

            Chip, 07 Feb 2025Yes! I love it when the fruit falls.who doesn't

              Anonymous, 08 Feb 2025Where have you been? While Samsung still commands sales due... morefacts

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                Just my opinion, 08 Feb 2025Mmh... Even if the situation is true, one can't ignore... moreGreat China Mainland. What is the law of equality and freedom of speech? It's just a billboard made by Government America and only for its own interests.

                  Kloot, 07 Feb 2025The point is that the growth is pretty easily explained and... moreMmh... Even if the situation is true, one can't ignore that the U.S. has never been entirely innocent or a fair player in competition.. When the competition gets rough on their side, they often seek their ( g o v ) for support which can lead to tough measures against foreign competitors. We've witnessed this several times.

                  China is just fine with Appl e, Tesl a, and other companies operating there. In contrast, look at the US. They took action against Huawei as soon as they were rapidly dominating not just in the U.S. market but other markets globally. We all know how that turned out for Huawei.

                  A similar issue is playing out in the electric vehicle (EV) sector where Chinese companies have proven to be the most competitive. This reality isn’t lost on other car manufacturers, including those in the U.S. (the US weren’t even shy about expressing their concerns regarding competition from China’s EV sector). This has resulted in proposals for trade barriers and bans on Chinese software and hardware in new cars.

                  The same situation is now occurring with TikTok, and I am guessing we might as well expect the same treatment for DeepSeek AI along the way. Only one party in this relationship is clamoring for war. Playing dirty and then making excuses about spying and cybersecurity risks or concerns just because u refuse to admit defeat and are afraid of being demolished again and again by out.siders, is pathetic!!!.

                  It's not surprising that Chinese smartphone OEMs hesitate to expand their markets to the same global scale as Apple and Samsung, They know that they’ll face back/lash as soon as they begin to dominate

                  Meanwhile, in the U.S., there are constant complaints about wanting more brands like Vivo, Oppo, and Honor to enter the market... Boz you are all tired of Sam and Apple... you reap what you sow

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                    Kloot, 07 Feb 2025Bro this is FROM the GSM article posted TODAY: The full ma... moreThe subsidies introduced this year mentioned by GSMArena are general subsidies for smartphones which don't target Huawei or vivo but price points.

                    You then link to an old article that is no longer relevant talking about subsidies in one city (Shenzhen) for vivo and Huawei as proof they will be top brands.

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                      and the True Ultra Phone is coming next month as well guys :D

                        Aierlan, 07 Feb 2025Apple does have high market share in China though despite b... moreexactly, and it's all the more impressive to see Vivo of all companies pulling through so hard and getting so many sales because traditionally you'd expect Huawei to do that.

                          Anonymous, 07 Feb 2025Everyone could buy any phone from internet these days. Its ... moreSurely you typed a lot of words just to say, "I haven't used any Chinese phones for the last 5 years".

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                            Anonymous, 08 Feb 2025Where have you been? While Samsung still commands sales due... moredo nt use an iphone
                            and never i do have

                            i only have a sam sung once and i can t hard ly think of
                            my friend using an iphone but what while what u stated
                            might be all true but i wouldnt be buying any of those 2
                            brand s in time to come or perhap s never will any way

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                              Anonymous, 07 Feb 2025Everyone could buy any phone from internet these days. Its ... moreWhere have you been? While Samsung still commands sales due to brand name, they already lost a lot to competitors. Those who buy china brands are people that could've been buying Samsung products.

                              Apple die hard base is also what's keeping them alive. Parents don't want to lose their jobless teenagers' love if they didn't buy them iphones thru credit. All because they do not want to be left out of their circles of friends who also use iphones.

                                Vivo is amazing tbh.

                                  Anonymous, 07 Feb 2025Talk about twisting facts to suit a narrative. The artic... more' so the biggest buyer isnt the government as you claim' I don't claim anything, I just say facts, cite the sources, and then everyone here gets mad and says I'm dumb but can't argue against a single thing I've said without putting words in my mouth or name calling 😄 Second paragraph of the wiki:
                                  "As of 2024, Huawei's biggest area of business is in telecommunications equipment. Its largest customer is the Chinese government." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huawei
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                                  https://www.economist.com/briefing/2024/06/13/americas-assassination-attempt-on-huawei-is-backfiring

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                                    This is a healthy competitive market where 6 major brands (with sub-brands) fighting for marketshare via innovation and incentive. Most western and Japanese & Korean market are dead with just Apple copying Android and Samsung copying Apple

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                                      Anonymous, 07 Feb 2025Everyone could buy any phone from internet these days. Its ... moreLOL. Im 42,had every Samsung S series from beg. ,only skipped few because of Note series. Now using S23Ultra,and last Samsung will buy. Cameras are medicore,telephoto camera garbage,indoor photos i low light lol,and take a picure of a kid while even little moving is science fiction for samsung. Than i buy Vivo X100 Pro to wife. O boy,what a phone jesus. Space shuttle for samsung in every single way. I know,you have S or A,and its hard admit to brain,that there is something much much better. I know i was like you 15-20 yearas ago haha. Go out,take a fresh air,try new things,live life :*

                                        vik457, 07 Feb 2025Under oppo?Yes, Oneplus are included in OPPO'S figures. Realme isn't though. Realme is in others but Realme's sales are relatively low in China as they have hardly any stores at all and none in the big cities. Basically they only sell online

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