Apple becomes largest smartphone brand in China in October 2021: Report

Beijing: Tech giant Apple has surpassed smartphone brand Vivo to emerge as the largest smartphone vendor in China in October 2021, says a report.
According to market research firm Counterpoint, driven by the iPhone 13 series, Apple’s sales grew 46 per cent MoM, the highest among all major OEMs in the country.
“Ever since Huawei’s decline, the top position in China has been changing hands. OPPO became number one in January 2021 while Vivo attained the top position in March 2021,” Tarun Pathak, Research Director, Counterpoint, said in a statement.
“The market dynamics changed again in October with Apple becoming the new one OEM for the first since December 2015,” Pathak added.