Heading east: Apple has a similar R&D facility in Beijing.
Situated close to the border with Hong Kong "Shenzhen is an incredibly dynamic city... we are impatient to open a new research and development centre next year", Apple said in a statement sent to AFP.
Apple has seen its market share eroded in China's booming smartphone market this year, beaten out by rising Chinese firms – market leader Huawei and three companies little known elsewhere, Vivo, Oppo and Xiaomi.
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