China's August 2020 Domestic Handset Shipments Down 13% YoY, Up 21% MoM
CAICT, 9/10/20
A total of 26.91 mln mobile handsets were shipped in China in August 2020, down 12.9% YoY but up 20.7% 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 August, 16.17 mln, or 60.1%, were 5G handsets. CAICT did not break out figures for shipments of 4G, 3G, and 2G handsets.
In the 8-month period from Jan-Aug 2020, a total of 202.28 mln mobile handsets were shipped in China, down 19.5% YoY. Of this total, 93.68 mln, or 46.3%, were 5G handsets. CAICT did not break out year-to-date figures for shipments of 4G, 3G, or 2G handsets.
A total of 24.43 mln handsets from domestic handset brands were shipped in China in August, down 15.6% YoY but up 17.9% MoM, accounting for 90.8% of total handset shipments. Shipments of smartphones comprised 25.62 mln, down 13.4% YoY but up 20.5% MoM, and accounting for 95.2% of total handsets shipped in China in August.
In the 8-month period from Jan-Aug 2020, 184.44 mln handsets from domestic handset brands were shipped in China, down 21.0% YoY, accounting for 91.2% of total handset shipments. During the same 8-month period, shipments of smartphones comprised 195.77 mln, or 96.8%, of total handsets shipped in China.
During the month of August, 45 new handset models were released in China, of which 22, or 48.9%, were 5G models. CAICT did not break out figures for total 4G, 3G, or 2G handset models released in August. Of the total new handset models released during the month, 42, or 93.3%, were from domestic brands, and 35, or 77.8%, were smartphone models.
In the 8-month period from Jan-Aug 2020, 301 new handset models were released in China, down 12.2% YoY; of this total, 141, or 46.8%, 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-Aug 2020, 276, or 91.7%, were from domestic brands, and 232, or 77.1%, 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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