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Title: Apple tops Chinese smartphone market for the first time Post by: HCK on January 28, 2015, 09:00:17 am Apple tops Chinese smartphone market for the first time
<article> <section class="page"> <p>Apple beat out domestic and foreign competitors to become the top phone vendor in China in the final quarter of 2014—the first time it’s led the Chinese market, according to Canalys, a company that tracks global smartphone sales.</p><p>The Cupertino company beat out Xiaomi, which has recently gained international recognition for its low-cost Android handsets, Samsung and Huawei, which respectively rounded out the top four vendors in the country during the quarter.</p><p>Despite costing twice as much as comparable phones from other companies, the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus have proved immensely popular with Chinese consumers since their launch on October 17 (http://www.computerworld.com/article/2689217/apples-iphone-will-go-on-sale-in-china-on-oct-17.html), Canalys said on Tuesday.</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/2876272/apple-tops-chinese-smartphone-market-for-the-first-time.html#jump">To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here[/url]</p></section></article> Source: Apple tops Chinese smartphone market for the first time (http://www.macworld.com/article/2876272/apple-tops-chinese-smartphone-market-for-the-first-time.html#tk.rss_all) |