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The iPhone 13 was the best-selling smartphone in China throughout all of 2022, capturing three of the top-10 gross sales spots.
China’s smartphone market is a vital one for Apple, and it appears that evidently the corporate did very well in comparison with its rivals within the territory. New figures point out that loads of that was all the way down to the iPhone 13.
In keeping with knowledge launched by Counterpoint Analysis on Monday, the iPhone 13 was the most effective promoting smartphone by way of models bought in China in 2022. It alone managed to safe a market share of 6.6% for the 12 months, rising from 2.3% in 2021.
Following behind the iPhone 13 was the iPhone 13 Professional Max an iPhone 13 Pro in second and third place and with 2.2% and 1.9% shares respectively.
This was additionally the primary time Apple’s Professional fashions made it into China’s high ten checklist.
In addition to occupying the highest three spots of the most-purchased checklist, Apple additionally contributed over 10% of China’s gross sales quantity for the 12 months.
Of the remaining spots within the high ten, 4 had been occupied by Honor, Vivo took up two, and one Oppo mannequin made it into the checklist. Other than the iPhone vary, all others within the high ten checklist had been priced at lower than $500, exhibiting that the premium market remains to be alive and nicely.
Counterpoint reckons that the gross sales share of the highest ten fashions in 2023 will lower from the flat 22% share in 2022, partially because of a “steady annual gross sales decline.” Nevertheless, there have been signs in January that gross sales had been beginning to get well within the nation.