Huawei reclaims No. 1 smartphone spot in China — and Apple returns to growth
Huawei shipped 12.2 million smartphones in China in the three months ended June, a rise of 15% year on year — equating to 18% market share. It's the first time Huawei has been the biggest player by market share in China since the first quarter of 2024, according to Canalys.
Apple, meanwhile, shipped 10.1 million smartphones in the quarter in China, up 4% year on year and ranking fifth. It is the first time Apple has recorded growth in China since the fourth quarter of 2023, Canalys said.
Shipments represent the number of devices sent to retailers. They do no equate directly to sales but are a gauge of demand.
The numbers come ahead of Apple's quarterly earnings release this week, with investors watching the company's performance in China, a market where the Cupertino giant has faced significant challenges, including intense competition from Huawei and other local players such as Xiaomi.
Huawei, which made a comeback at the end of 2023 after its smartphone business was crippled by U.S. sanctions, has eaten away at Apple's share.
Apple's return to growth in China will be a welcome sign for investors. The U.S. tech giant "strategically adjusted its pricing" for the iPhone 16 series in China, which helped it grow, Canalys said. Chinese e-commerce firms discounted Apple's iPhone 16 models during the quarter. And Apple itself also increased trade-in prices for some iPhone models.
Canalys' numbers back up figures released by Counterpoint Research earlier this month showing Apple's return to growth in China.
Shares of Apple have fallen around 14.5% this year, partly on concerns over China and geopolitical headwinds.
U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened Apple with tariffs and urged CEO Tim Cook to manufacture iPhones in America, a move experts have said would be near impossible.
Meanwhile, competition in China has intensified. Huawei has aggressively launched various smartphones in the past year and has started to roll out HarmonyOS 5, its self-developed operating system, across various devices. It is a rival to Google's Android and Apple's iOS.
"This move is expected to accelerate the expansion of its independent ecosystem's user base, while also placing greater demands on system compatibility and user experience," Lucas Zhong, analyst at Canalys, said in a press release.
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