China's June 2023 Domestic Handset Shipments Down 21% YoY, 15% MoM
CAICT, 8/11/23
A total of 22.15 mln mobile handsets were shipped in China in June 2023, down 20.9% YoY and 14.9% MoM, according to new figures released by the China Academy of Information and Communications Technology (CAICT), a department of China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT).
Of total shipments in June, 17.32 mln, or 78.2%, were 5G handsets, 4.73 mln, or 21.4%, were 4G handsets, and the remaining 0.10 mln, or 0.4%, were 3G and 2G handsets. Note that CAICT breaks out shipment figures only for 5G and 4G models, to the nearest 1,000 units and 10,000 units, respectively; accordingly, the 3G/2G figures we have provided here are calculated using CAICT's total, 5G, and 4G figures, and may include a rounding error of up to 10,000 units.
In the 6-month period from Jan-Jun 2023, a total of 129.65 mln mobile handsets were shipped in China, down 4.8% YoY. Of this total, 102.29 mln, or 78.9%, were 5G handsets, 26.78 mln, or 20.7%, were 4G handsets, and the remaining 0.58 mln, or 0.5%, were 3G and 2G handsets.
A total of 19.56 mln handsets from domestic handset brands were shipped in China in June, down 20.2% YoY and 12.8% MoM, accounting for 88.3% of total handset shipments. Shipments of smartphones comprised 20.86 mln units, down 24.1% YoY and 17.2% MoM, and accounting for 94.2% of total handsets shipped in China in June.
In the 6-month period from Jan-Jun 2023, 105.10 mln handsets from domestic handset brands were shipped in China, down 8.8% YoY, accounting for 81.1% of total handset shipments. During the same 6-month period, shipments of smartphones comprised 124.41 mln, or 96.0%, of total handsets shipped in China.
During the month of June, 22 new handset models were released in China, down 35.3% YoY and 31.3% MoM. Of the total new handset models released during the month, 7, or 31.8%, were 5G models, 14, or 63.6%, were 4G models, and 1, or 4.5%, was a 3G or 2G model; 20, or 90.9%, of the new handset models were from domestic brands, and 15, or 68.2%, were smartphone models.
In the 6-month period from Jan-Jun 2023, 203 new handset models were released in China, up 1.0% YoY; of this total, 85, or 41.9%, were 5G models, 114, or 56.2%, were 4G models, and 4, or 2.0%, were 3G or 2G models. Of the total new handset models released from Jan-Jun 2023, 189, or 93.1%, were from domestic brands, and 173, or 85.2%, were smartphone models.
Editor's Note: CAICT'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 knock-off handsets are not covered in CAICT'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: handset smartphone wireless 4G MIIT 3G 5G CAICT handset model shipment volume national statistics domestic vendor
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