China's April 2020 Domestic Handset Shipments Up 14% YoY, 92% MoM
CAICT, 5/12/20
A total of 41.73 mln mobile handsets were shipped in China in April 2020, up 14.2% YoY and 91.8% 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 April, 16.38 mln, or 39.3%, were 5G handsets. CAICT did not break out figures for shipments of 4G, 3G, and 2G handsets.
In the 4-month period from Jan-Apr 2020, a total of 90.68 mln mobile handsets were shipped in China, down 20.1% YoY. Of this total, 30.44 mln, or 33.6%, were 5G handsets. CAICT did not break out year-to-date figures for shipments of 4G, 3G, or 2G handsets.
A total of 37.98 mln handsets from domestic handset brands were shipped in China in April, up 11.9% YoY and 101.2% MoM, accounting for 91.0% of total handset shipments. Shipments of smartphones comprised 40.78 mln, up 17.2% YoY and 93.9% MoM, and accounting for 97.7% of total handsets shipped in China in April.
In the 4-month period from Jan-Apr 2020, 81.03 mln handsets from domestic handset brands were shipped in China, down 22.7% YoY, accounting for 89.4% of total handset shipments. During the same 4-month period, shipments of smartphones comprised 88.52 mln, or 97.6%, of total handsets shipped in China.
During the month of April, 48 new handset models were released in China, of which 22, or 45.8%, were 5G models. CAICT did not break out figures for total 4G, 3G, or 2G handset models released in April. Of the total new handset models released during the month, 32, or 66.7%, were smartphone models.
In the 4-month period from Jan-Apr 2020, 137 new handset models were released in China, down 18.0% YoY; of this total, 65, or 47.4%, were 5G models. CAICT did not break out YTD figures for total 4G, 3G, or 2G handset models released. Of the total new handset models released from Jan-Apr 2020, 106, or 77.4%, 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 "shanzhai" 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 MIIT 5G CAICT handset model shipment volume national statistics
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