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Fortune
Lionel Lim

Apple returned to China’s top 5 smartphone sellers last quarter—but Huawei’s growth dwarfs the competition

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New phones from manufacturers like Huawei and Apple helped grow China’s smartphone sales last quarter, with the iPhone maker returning to the roster of top five brands in the world’s largest phone market.

Chinese smartphone shipments grew 3.2% year on year to reach 68.8 million units for the quarter ended in September, according to preliminary data released by market intelligence firm IDC on Friday.

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