China's January 2019 Domestic Handset Shipments Down 12.8% YoY
CAICT, 2/14/19
A total of 34.05 mln mobile handsets were shipped in China in January 2019, down 12.8% YoY, according to new figures released by the China Academy of Information and Communications Technology (CAICT), a department of China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT).
Of total shipments in January, 32.35 mln were 4G handsets, down 11.0% YoY, and 1.69 mln were 2G handsets.
A total of 32.06 mln handsets from domestic handset brands were shipped in China in January, down 4.3% YoY, accounting for 94.2% of total handset shipments. Shipments of smartphones comprised 32.15 mln, or 94.4%, of total handsets shipped in China in January. Of total smartphone shipments during the month, 93.2% were Android-based smartphones.
During the month, 32 new handset models were released in China, of which 23 were 4G models, 1 was a 3G model, and 8 were 2G models. Of the total new handset models released in January, 22, or 68.8%, were smartphone models.
Editor's Note: CAICT's statistics cover domestically produced, domestically shipped handsets from both Chinese and foreign brands, but do not include imported handsets or exports of domestically produced units. Only handsets shipped through official channels are included, meaning grey market or "shanzhai" handsets are not covered in CAICT's figures. "Shipped" means only that the manufacturer shipped the handset to a wholesaler or retailer, where it may or may not have been sold to a consumer during the month under discussion.
Keywords: handset smartphone wireless 4G MIIT 3G CAICT handset model shipment volume national statistics
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