China's Q2 smartphone shipments down 2.4%, says Counterpoint
Apple's sales in China fell 1.6% year-on-year while Chinese mobile maker Huawei's sales rose 17.6%, Counterpoint said in a press statement.
Huawei, the top vendor had a shipment share of 18.1%, followed by Vivo, Oppo and Xiaomi.
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