Apple‘s latest iPhone 11 was reported to be a very popular product in China after its launch. This came out as a good sign for the US company whose sales have been on the decline in recent times. Retailers in China revealed that iPhone 11 sales are up over 300 percent compared to last year’s iPhone XR release. A report by Bloomberg has now emerged to support this.
The report claims Apple has shipped 10 million iPhones in China between the months of September and October. This claim is based on Bloomberg’s “calculations from government data on overall and Android device shipments”. According to the China Academy of Information and Communications Technology, which is run by the country’s technology ministry, iPhone shipments rose up 6% from a year earlier.
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Apple has been on the decline in China prior to the iPhone 11 release. This is as a result of the rise of local brands like Xiaomi, Huawei, OPPO and Vivo who offer affordable pricing on top of a decent specs lineup. Apple’s Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook hinted that new pricing, a monthly payment program and trade-in offers helped the iPhone’s performance in China.
Canalys analyst, Nicole Peng is of the view that Chinese customers seem to be receiving the iPhone 11 series better than last year’s models as a result of the lowered retail price. He noted that the latest products are going strong despite the old models seeing weaker shipments.
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