Apple captured 15.6% of the Chinese smartphone market, behind Vivo’s 18.6% in one of its most important markets. — SCMP
Strong iPhone 16 sales in China have returned Apple to the No 2 spot in the local smartphone market in the third quarter, after it had fallen out of the top five in the previous three months, according to the latest data from research firm IDC.
iPhone shipments captured 15.6% of the market in the three months ended September, behind only Vivo at 18.6%, according to IDC on Friday. While Apple’s latest handsets helped it perform better than earlier in the year, its market share was down from 16.1% in the same period last year.
