Shipments of foreign-branded phones, including Apple’s (AAPL) iPhone, in China surged 128.4% in November year-over-year, Reuters reported, citing its calculations based on data from a government-affiliated research firm.
The data from the China Academy of Information and Communications Technology, or CAICT, showed that overall phone shipments in China were up 1.9% year-over-year to 30.16 million units in November. Shipments of foreign-branded phones were 6.93 million units, the report added.
The shipments of foreign-branded phones were 7.027 million units in October 2025, showing growth of 13% year-over-year.
China’s smartphone market is dominated by companies such as vivo, Xiaomi (XIACF) (XIACY), Huawei Technologies, Apple (AAPL), Oppo, and Honor.