Published: July 30th, 2024,
Last updated: May 28th, 2025

The popularity of foreign smartphones is waning among Chinese consumers. According to a survey by the China Academy of Information and Communications Technology (CAICT) published on Monday, sales rose by just under eleven percent to 2.87 million devices in June. In each of the previous two months, the increase had been more than 40 percent. Domestic manufacturers were able to snatch market share from foreign competitors during the reporting period. According to further data, smartphone sales increased by a total of 12.5 percent to 24.91 million units in June.