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Apple and Oppo Battle for Top Spot in China Phone Market

28Apr

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Apple and Oppo Battle for Top Spot in China Phone Market

[ad_1] Apple Inc. and Oppo were the top smartphone makers in China over the first quarter, in a market that's still shrinking following a year of economic disruptions.Shenzhen-based Oppo had the biggest share of shipments, at 19.6%, according to IDC's latest figures, with Apple's iPhone following close behind. Counterpoint and Canalys estimates, which look at sales and shipments, handed Apple the narrow lead. The US electronics firm clinched the top spot in the final three months of last year following the release of its iPhone 14 and 14 Pro series. The Chinese smartphone market registered double-digit contractions for most of the past year, first with steep drops in sales of Android handsets, such as those made by Oppo, and eventually impacting even Apple's iPhone range. Shipments to m...

Made-in-India iPhones increase as Apple shifts production from China

10Apr

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Made-in-India iPhones increase as Apple shifts production from China

[ad_1] iPhones made in India increased in volume and value last year as Apple moved to shift some of its production away from China to diversify its supply chain, South China Morning Post reported.In 2022, the shipment volumes of iPhones manufactured in India increased by 65 per cent year on year. In addition, the value of iPhones rose by 162 per cent, South China Morning Post reported citing a report published by market research firm Counterpoint last week. Last year, Apple accounted for 25 per cent of the value of India's total smartphone shipments, which shows a rise from 12 per cent in 2021, the SCMP reported citing the Counterpoint. China manufactures up to 85 per cent of iPhones around the world, Xinmei Shen said in the South China Morning Post report. However, Beijing faces the r...

Apple Supplier Foxconn’s Sales Decline Despite China Reopening

7Mar

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Apple Supplier Foxconn’s Sales Decline Despite China Reopening

[ad_1] Hon Hai Precision Industry Co.'s February sales fell 11.7% from a year earlier, despite a boost for the iPhone assembler from China's reopening. The Apple Inc. supplier, also known as Foxconn, said monthly revenue dropped to NT$402 billion ($13 billion) last month. Still, first-quarter outlook is “roughly in line with market expectation,” based on sales figures in the last two months, Hon Hai said in a statement Sunday. Lunar new year holidays in China occurred in January this year while in 2022 they took place in February. Output at the Taiwanese company's vast iPhone assembly complex in the Chinese city of Zhengzhou largely resumed normal operations in January, following disruptions from a Covid outbreak. Attention is on how the popularity of iPhones holds up, with over...

China widens COVID curbs, Apple factory unrest adds to economy worries

23Nov

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China widens COVID curbs, Apple factory unrest adds to economy worries

[ad_1] Chinese authorities imposed more restrictions on Wednesday to rein in a rapid rise in COVID-19 infections, adding to investors' worries about the economy. Chinese authorities imposed more restrictions on Wednesday to rein in a rapid rise in COVID-19 infections, adding to investors' worries about the economy just as fresh unrest at the world's largest iPhone factory highlighted the social and financial toll of these curbs.Across China, cities including the capital Beijing and financial hub Shanghai have closed malls and parks, and imposed limits on the movement of people arriving from elsewhere as infections neared record highs last seen in April. The measures are darkening the outlook for the world's second-largest economy and dampening hopes that China would significantly ease...

Apple limits file-sharing for Chinese iPhone users after anti-govt protest

10Nov

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Apple limits file-sharing for Chinese iPhone users after anti-govt protest

[ad_1] Apple limited file-sharing for Chinese iPhone users Thursday, a month after reports that anti-government protesters were using the function to share digital leaflets with strangers. Apple limited file-sharing for Chinese iPhone users Thursday, a month after reports that anti-government protesters were using the function to share digital leaflets with strangers. Under the update to the AirDrop function, users of smartphones sold by Apple in China can only opt in to receive files from non-contacts for a 10-minute window before it automatically shuts off. The feature did not previously have a time limit. The update, rolled out in the operating system released overnight, makes it virtually impossible to receive unexpected files from strangers. The change follows widespread r...

Apple iPhone 14 hit by COVID curbs in China

7Nov

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Apple iPhone 14 hit by COVID curbs in China

[ad_1] Apple Inc expects lower shipments of premium iPhone 14 models than previously anticipated following a significant production cut at a virus-blighted plant in China. Apple Inc expects lower shipments of premium iPhone 14 models than previously anticipated following a significant production cut at a virus-blighted plant in China, dampening its sales outlook for the busy year-end holiday season.Demand for high-end smartphones assembled at Foxconn's Zhengzhou plant has helped Apple remain a bright spot in a technology sector battered by consumer spending cutbacks amid surging inflation and interest rates. But the Cupertino, California-based vendor has fallen victim to China's zero-COVID-19 policy, which has seen global firms including Canada Goose Holdings Inc and Estee Lauder Comp...

iPhone factory lockdown shows risks of China dependence, analysts say

3Nov

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iPhone factory lockdown shows risks of China dependence, analysts say

[ad_1] Foxconn, Apple's principal subcontractor, has seen a surge in Covid-19 cases at its Zhengzhou site. The lockdown of Foxconn's Zhengzhou factory, the world's biggest producer of iPhones, has highlighted some of the risks of relying on zero-Covid China's manufacturing sector, analysts told AFP.Foxconn, Apple's principal subcontractor, has seen a surge in Covid-19 cases at its Zhengzhou site, leading the company to lock down the vast complex in a bid to keep the virus in check. Images then emerged of panicking workers fleeing the site on foot in the wake of allegations of poor conditions at the facility, which employs hundreds of thousands of workers. Foxconn is China's biggest private sector employer, with over a million people working across the country in its around thirty fact...