Apple’s China smartphone sales jump 23% as overall market fell 4% to start 2026

Acceleration

Apple reported a robust 23% year-on-year increase in iPhone sales in China during the first nine weeks of 2026, significantly outperforming the broader market amid a general downturn. While several Android manufacturers raised prices due to elevated memory chip costs, Apple bucked the trend.

Overall smartphone shipments in China declined 4% year-on-year during the January-to-early-March period, according to Counterpoint Research data released Thursday.

Source: MacDailyNews

NB: That’s almost the whole quarter in the bag.…

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