China's 2014 January Handset Shipments Down 19% YoY
CATR, 3/03/14
A total of 39.85 mln mobile handsets were shipped in China in January 2014, an 18.8% YoY decrease from January 2013, according to new figures released by the China Academy of Telecommunication Research (CATR), a department of China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT). Of this total, 4.81 mln 2G handsets, 30.98 mln 3G handsets, and 4.05 mln TD-LTE handsets were shipped. A total of 35.09 mln smartphones were shipped in China during the month, down 0.7% YoY. 82.8% of smartphones shipped run on Android OS.
A total of 26.22 mln domestic brand handsets shipped in January, a decrease of 28.1% YoY, accounting for 65.8% of total handset shipments. Additionally, 162 new smartphone models were released in January, a decrease of 13.4% YoY.
Editor's Note: CATR's statistics cover domestically produced, domestically shipped handsets from both Chinese and foreign brands, but do not include imported handsets or exports of domestically produced units. Only handsets shipped through official channels are included, meaning grey market or "shanzhai" handsets are not covered in CATR's figures. "Shipped" means only that the manufacturer shipped the handset to a wholesaler or retailer, where it may or may not have been sold to a consumer during the month under discussion.
Keywords: national statistics handset smartphone wireless CATR MIIT 3G shipment volume 4G
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