<ul><li>Foreign-branded smartphone shipments in China, especially Apple's iPhone, decreased by 49.6% in March 2025 compared to the previous year as per data from CAICT.</li><li>Apple's market share in China has dropped to around 8% while domestic brands now control 92% of smartphone shipments.</li><li>Huawei leads the Chinese market with a 19.4% share, followed by Vivo, Xiaomi, and Oppo. Apple has slipped to fifth place with a 14.1% share.</li><li>Factors contributing to Apple's decline include competition from local brands, Chinese government subsidies favoring domestic products, and slower adoption of generative AI features in the market.</li></ul>

iPhone Shipments Crash 50% in China as Local Brands Dominate

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