iPhone 6, 6 Plus drive sales of iOS devices in China to an all-time high

iPhone 6, 6 Plus drive sales of iOS devices in China to an all-time high

<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p class="intro">iOS devices saw record sales in China in early 2015, particularly the new iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus.</p> <p>Apple captured 27.6% of the Chinese smartphone market, thanks primarily to the iPhone 6 and the iPhone 6 Plus. China Mobile accounted for 59% of Apple's total iPhone sales in China for the three-month period ending in February 2015, the iPhone 6 was the top-selling phone in China during that time.</p> <p>From Kantar Worldpanel:</p>

<p>"In urban China, Apple iPhone 6 remained the best selling phone in the three months ending in February growing its share to 10.2% compared to 9.5% registered in the three months ending in January", explained Tamsin Timpson, strategic insight director at Kantar Worldpanel ComTech Asia. "The iPhone 6 Plus was the third best selling smartphone after the iPhone 6 and the Xiaomi RedMI Note.</p>

<p>iOS also saw some growth in Europe, growing by 2.9% over last year. European customers cited reliability and design as their primary reasons for purchasing an iPhone 6 over competing smartphones. The iPhone 6 was also the best selling smartphone in the U.K, as well as the U.S.</p> <p>Source: Kantar Worldpanel</p> </div></div></div><img width='1' height='1' src='