333 million units! China's smartphone shipment statistics are released

According to the news of the core research institute, Canalys recently released the 2021 Chinese mainland smartphone market report. The report information shows that the annual shipment volume is nearly 333 million units, an increase of 1% year-on-year, and the market in 2019 before the epidemic is still shrinking by more than 10%.

Canalys pointed out that 2021 will be a year of ups and downs for the Chinese mainland smartphone market. Vendor launches were too aggressive in the first quarter due to market corrections and supply constraints, followed by sluggish second and third quarters.

In terms of specific product sales rankings, Apple shipped 21.5 million smartphones in China in 2021, returning to the top for the first time since the first quarter of 2015. OPPO (including OnePlus) ranked second with 14.3 million units. Honor shipped 14.2 million smartphones in the fourth quarter, further cementing its position in the top three. Xiaomi updated its flagship lineup, with shipments rising to 13.5 million units sequentially, remaining fourth. Affected by the shipment time, vivo ranked fifth with 13.4 million units.

Canalys predicts that the Chinese market will remain the world's largest high-end market in 2022, contributing 30% of the world's product shipments of more than 500 US dollars; strategically, it can gain a place in the high-end market, which means that it will have more say in the supply chain of innovative technologies and raw material supply, and even in channel cooperation. Folding screen has become a new track for Android manufacturers to compete with Apple, and there are also differences in the pursuit of folding screen experience by various manufacturers, helping manufacturers attract the attention of high-end early adopters.

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