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 2025Talk about twisting facts to suit a narrative. The artic... moreBro this is FROM the GSM article posted TODAY:
The full market in Q4 2024 was at 75 million smartphone shipments, growing 5.3% YoY. This was the market's fourth consecutive quarter showing YoY growth. For the full year 2024, shipments were 271.4 million, up 3.7% compared to 2023. With the introduction of smartphone subsidies this year, the growth should continue.
Not sure why you're worried about so-called twisted facts, since you don't know what the facts are to begin with. Feel free to click the 'read' button on the header up there, you might learn something else today.

    Anonymous, 07 Feb 2025Where the hell is OnePlus? They have launched op13 flagship... moreUnder oppo?

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      I have the Huawei P30 pro phone, superb job. Waiting intil I can get 5G cover with next Huawei phone then I am going to buy, stuff google& iphone ( who really spy on you)

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        Where the hell is OnePlus? They have launched op13 flagship killer last month

          jiyen235, 07 Feb 2025Apple's phones are cheapest in America, they have nice... moreYour made up comparison is nonsense. By all means, cite some sources instead of making things up. Cheap prices and deals is far different than the government paying for part of your phone.
          Oh, by the way, Iphones are actually cheaper in China than in the US. You make no sense. Try reading. Midwit. Maybe if you read an article you can raise the average iq. lol
          https://www.cnbc.com/2019/01/11/apple-iphone-retailers-are-slashing-prices-across-china.html
          https://www.cnbc.com/2025/01/02/apple-offers-holiday-discount-in-china-as-huawei-competition-heats-up.html
          https://www.cnbc.com/2025/01/03/foreign-phone-sales-plunge-47percent-in-china-spelling-trouble-for-apple.html

            jiyen235, 07 Feb 2025Apple's phones are cheapest in America, they have nice... moreApple does have high market share in China though despite being expensive there. They were number 2 after all despite only having phones in the higher priced bracket and despite competition from every major brand apart from Google. Actually, in the large cities I would be confident that they have the highest market share. It's outside the tier 1 and tier 2 cities where Vivo make most of their sales. It would be interesting to see sales stats for different cities and regions in China. Apple's market share in tier 1 cities is definitely very high but second place overall in the largest global market with the most competition is still very strong.

              Anonymous, 07 Feb 2025Everyone could buy any phone from internet these days. Its ... moreOh please...
              Yes there are cheap phones with issues but as someone who has direct contact with one of the biggest mobile carriers local repair shop I can tell you that Samsung is not all that cracked up to be... not even Apple is what it was years ago.
              Samsung is particularly bad at mid or low end models, notably worse then say Honor, Oppo or Huawei. Xiaomi has a lot of issues with low end models as well and problems with software bugs, Motorola(Lenovo/Catarpillar) is somewhat better but they are down hill as well.

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                jiyen235, 07 Feb 2025Apple's phones are cheapest in America, they have nice... moreSeems like they made a valid point about subsidies and national pride being a driver for sales in China. I don't see a problem there.

                  Anonymous, 07 Feb 2025Everyone could buy any phone from internet these days. Its ... moreOnly those who care very little about warranty will order phones from the internet, so not a lot of people. Availability is key, not just because people prefer to buy locally instead of online, but also because of carrier compatibility.

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                    Anonymous, 07 Feb 2025Everyone could buy any phone from internet these days. Its ... more"... over mediocre chinese brand"

                    Joke of the year -> 🙈 🤣🤣🥳🥳🤡🤡

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                      Awaiting for Vivo X200 Ultra ... 🙏 🙏 🙏

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                        DarlingYext, 07 Feb 2025Interesting, how in China people could buy any phone, yet v... moreEveryone could buy any phone from internet these days. Its just most people on planet earth that prefer better phone from Samsung or Apple over mediocre chinese brand.

                        So, your comment sounds stupid.

                          rizki1, 07 Feb 2025Vivo is the king in the two biggest smartphone market count... morethey need to have better availability for their phones, proper release schedule with no overbloating of models/number of models (for example the crazy number of V series phones they release) and have actual decent deals, people dont just buy Samsung cus of the brand image, Samsung has amazing deals and perhaps the best in the industry. People buy Vivo and others despite the higher costs.

                            Kloot, 07 Feb 2025The point is that the growth is pretty easily explained and... moreApple's phones are cheapest in America, they have nice deals and thus have the largest market share. As a result, Apple having high market share is cheap and shouldnt be celebrated.

                            Do you see how idiotic that is? Jeez. Midwits like you are the reason why average IQ isn't that high.

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                              Kloot, 07 Feb 2025Please provide a quote from my comment where I wrote the cl... moreTalk about twisting facts to suit a narrative.

                              The article you linked is from 2022 during covid. It's to provide subsidies to ordinary people to help boost the economy so the biggest buyer isnt the government as you claim. The subsidies were removed long ago after lockdown ended.

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                                DarlingYext, 07 Feb 2025Interesting, how in China people could buy any phone, yet v... moreSamsung choose not to sell in China lmao, not "they are nowhere to be found"

                                  Kloot, 07 Feb 2025Please provide a quote from my comment where I wrote the cl... moreYou didn't specifically said it the way I did, but you sure made it sound like that.

                                    DarlingYext, 07 Feb 2025So according to you chinese phones are so bad that people h... morePlease provide a quote from my comment where I wrote the claim you just typed. Your comment claims Vivo outsells many phones in China, which is true. I am providing context as to why this might be. You can't deny this, so you invent something I did not say. Are you denying a cash subsidy and China's recent action against Apple has anything to do with Apple's drop and Vivo's rise? Please do that, and cite sources, as I have. Cheers !

                                      Kloot, 07 Feb 2025You replied to my comment but apparently didn't read i... moreSo according to you chinese phones are so bad that people have to be forced to buy them instead of buying from Samsung and Apple, since only those 2 brands can make truly good phones. I mean, I'm impressed with that theory, but I'll say no thanks to agreeing with it.

                                        DarlingYext, 07 Feb 2025Interesting, how in China people could buy any phone, yet v... moreYou replied to my comment but apparently didn't read it. "in China people could buy any phone, yet vivo outsells even Apple". it isn't baffling or even interesting. the government is offering money to customers to buy Chinese vivo and huawei, but not Apple or Samsung. This doesn't take in to account national pride to buy local nor the social pressure to do so. I have solved this most interesting mystery for you. You're welcome !

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