China. A country whose market is key for many companies and they would easily trade gold for success. Of course, it is no different among smartphone manufacturers who are trying to make a name for themselves in this huge market. However, they have a very difficult time. In addition to their enormous purchasing power, China is also known for churning out huge quantities of smartphones from various unknown manufacturers every year, which offer customers very interesting hardware equipment at an extremely attractive price. This is also why it is very difficult to make a name for yourself here with a more expensive product. AppHowever, it is doing very well.
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According to statistics compiled by Monitor Market Research, China's smartphone market experienced a slight decline last quarter, following the three previous quarters that had the same scenario. However, while some manufacturers suffered a major setback, Applu is still doing very well in this market. Compared to last year, it did not get worse, but on the contrary, it improved by one percent. Its share of the local market is quite a decent 9%. The king of the Chinese market is of course Huawei with 26%, followed by Oppo with 19%, Vivo with 18%. Xiaomi then took fourth place with 13%, behind which is already Apple with its 9%.
Price doesn't matter
It is rather interesting that although it has Apple a relatively small share in the country, its iPhones 8 Plus and X ranked among the top five best-selling smartphones in the country. This makes it so clear that price is not a factor for many Chinese people.
iPhone X is simply still entertaining:
We'll see how you do then Apple will continue to lead in China. The sales of its products could also be affected by the tense relations between the US government and this country, which resulted in the imposition of tariffs on some products. Although these were initially Applu, but it looks more and more like they will touch it. But let's not be surprised. The situation around this issue changes almost every day.