Apple beats 'Apple of China' in the Dragon Land

The top three Chinese brands grabbed a total of 48% of the Chinese market last year.
Apple has finally halted the dream run ofXiaomi in China, the largest smartphone market in the world, edging the Chinese phone giant from the fourth slot by shipping nearly 45 million iPhones to the Communist nation, a report by market research firm IDC said.

OPPO, Huawei, and Vivo lead other smartphone brands in China in 2016, latest International Data Corporation (IDC) Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker report said.
"Xiaomi was China's hottest phone brand in 2014 and 2015, but it couldn't maintain the momentum in 2016," tech news portal CNET quoted IDC data as saying.

Shipping 41.5 million smartphones, Xiaomi once known as 'the Apple of China' was the No. 5 brand in China last year. Apple, which took the fourth slot shipped 44.9 million iPhones to China (vs.58.4 million in 2015), the world's largest phone market, it said.

"The big winner was Oppo, which shipped 78.4 million phones -- more than double the 35.4 million it shipped in 2015. Huawei came in at second, shipping 76 million phones, while Vivo managed to almost double its shipments, going from 35 million in 2015 to 69 million last year," it said.

"2016 was the first time ever that Apple saw a YoY decline in the Chinese market. Even though the new black coloured iPhones caught the attention of consumers, overall, the new launches did not create as much of a frenzy compared to the past," the IDC report said.

"Despite the decline, IDC does not believe Chinese vendors have actually eaten away Apple's market share. Most Apple users are expected to be holding out for the new iPhone that will be launched this year, and that will help the brand to see a growth in 2017."

"Apple's 10-year anniversary iPhone will also likely attract some of the high-endAndroid users in China to convert to an iPhone," it said.

Chinese market grew by 9% last year.

"Most brands are now using a combination of channels to increase their shipments. Xiaomi, previously focused on online channels, has opened more Mi Home stores to drive offline growth. Apple has also been aggressive in increasing its offline retail presence," it said.

The top three Chinese brands grabbed a total of 48% of the Chinese market last year.
Worldwide, the top five smartphone vendors in terms of shipments last year wereSamsung, Apple, Huawei, OPPO and Vivo.

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