Apple still leads high-end smartphone sales in China, but Huawei and Honor are catching up

Apple in the first quarter shipped nearly 4 million fewer iPhones than a year ago in China, putting it behind Honor and Huawei, according to IDC. Apple is still No 1 in China’s premium segment, which consists of handsets priced over US$600, but it is losing market share to Honor and Huawei. — SCMP

Apple’s dominance in China’s high-end smartphone market is being challenged by local rivals, including Huawei Technologies, according to new data from industry consultancy IDC.

While smartphone shipments in China rose 6.5% to 69.3 million devices in the first quarter, Apple shipped 10.8 million iPhones, down from 14.7 million in the fourth quarter last year, IDC data showed.