Apple's smartphone shipments in China plunged 25% in the fourth quarter of 2024, data from research firm Canalys showed, as the iPhone maker faced mounting pressure from a resurgent Huawei in one of its biggest global markets.

Apple ( NASDAQ:AAPL) slips fractionally in premarket trading after losing its top spot in China's smartphone market in 2024. Local brands Vivo and Huawei move ahead as Apple's shipments drop 17% to 42.9 million units, bringing its market share down to 15%, according to Canalys.

Smartphone shipments in China grew for a third consecutive quarter in Q4 after declining for more than two years, data from Canalys showed.

Apple smartphone shipments in China fell 25% in the fourth quarter, while Huawei's rose 24%, data from research firm Canalys showed on Thursday. Apple shipped 13.1 million units versus Huawei's 12.9 million,

Mainland Canalys forecast 4% yearly increase in China's smartphone shipments to 285 million in 2024 after two years of decrease.

During the third quarter of 2024, Apple managed to dominate the Chinese smartphone market. But it seems like the brand was overtaken by two domestic brands in the very next quarter. The iPhone maker saw a decline in Q4 2024, so here’s what we know so far.

Apple was dethroned as China's biggest smartphone seller in 2024, with local rivals Vivo and Huawei overtaking the iPhone maker after its annual shipments in the country declined 17%, data from research firm Canalys showed on Thursday. Julian Satterthwaite reports.

In 2024, smartphone shipments in mainland China reached 285 million units, a year-on-year growth of 4%, according to market analyst firm Canalys. Vivo led

Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) lost the top spot as China's largest smartphone seller in 2024, with local rivals Vivo and Huawei Technologies dethroning the iPhone maker after its annual shipments in the Asian nation fell 17%,