Smartphone shipments in China fell 11 % year-on-year within the third quarter because the nation’s slowing financial system took a toll on client demand, analysis agency Canalys reported on Thursday. Manufacturers shipped a complete of 70 million smartphones to sellers within the interval, down from 78.9 million in identical interval final 12 months.

Whereas Apple was the one model to buck the pattern, with shipments leaping 36 % to 11.3 million, analysts say that the surge was attributable to demand for the iPhone 14 Pro mannequin, and demand for the fundamental iPhone 14 mannequin has been weak.

The dip continues an ongoing pattern for the sector, which in recent times has confronted challenges starting from the worldwide chip scarcity, the financial impression of China’s zero-COVID coverage, and lengthening improve cycles from customers.

“Distributors have been affected by quickly declining demand and excessive stock over previous quarters which has severely broken confidence within the total provide chain,” Canalys analyst Toby Zhu wrote within the report.

Vivo, owned by the Shenzhen-based conglomerate BBK, was the top-ranked model within the quarter, delivery 14.1 million gadgets and taking a market share of 20 %. The highest three manufacturers — Vivo, Oppo, and Honor — noticed shipments fall 23 %, 27 %, and 16 % respectively.

Apple at present ranks because the fourth top-selling model in China, with a market share of 13 %.

The corporate “isn’t at present remoted from weak mainland China client demand,” wrote Canalys analyst Amber Liu, including that the corporate has been launching aggressive promotions on previous-generation gadgets with a view to fend off competitors from rivals.

Xiaomi, which ranked because the fifth top-selling model, noticed shipments fall 17 %.
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