Apple loses ground in China while Huawei soars during Q3

Apple’s market share declined in the Chinese market, revealed a couple of reports on the local smartphone shipments. IDC and Canalys both confirmed that vivo was the best-selling company in Q3 2024, with Huawei and Xiaomi also seeing a huge increase in shipments, while their American competitor failed to match its results from twelve months ago.

Smartphone shipments in China during Q3 2024 according to IDC & Canalys

While different analysts take different approaches to gathering their data, the overall picture clearly shows that the market in China is getting tighter. The…