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Asharq Al-Awsat
Asharq Al-Awsat
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Asharq Al-Awsat

China Q2 Smartphone Sales Fall 14.2% Y/Y as Consumers Pull Back

Staff members stand near the company logo at a Xiaomi store in Shanghai, China November 1, 2021. (Reuters)

Chinese smartphone sales in April-June fell 14.2% on year and volumes hit a decade low, Counterpoint Research said on Wednesday, as China struggles to recover from the impact of COVID-19 lockdowns and the industry braces for more uncertainty.

Quarterly sales volumes were 12.6% lower than those seen in the first quarter of 2020, when the pandemic hit China and sales were the worst since the fourth quarter of 2012, when the iPhone 5 was introduced, according to Counterpoint.

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