Apple now the top smartphone vendor in China

Tech giant Apple has surpassed smartphone brand Vivo to emerge as the largest smartphone vendor in China in October 2021, according to a report by market research firm Counterpoint.

Driven by the iPhone 13 series, Apple’s sales grew 46 per cent month-over-month, the highest among all major original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) in the country.

“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.