Apple drops from 1st to third and Vivo rises to tie Oppo as the top smartphone shippers in mainland China during Q2.
Canalys released its second-quarter smartphone shipments report for mainland China. As expected, the numbers indicate that the market is improving with deliveries declining 5% year-over-year to 64.3 million units during the April through June period. During the quarter Apple and Vivo exchanged positions from the first quarter with Vivo taking the top spot and Apple dropping to third place.Vivo benefited from the release of its Vivo X Flip clamshell and Vivo X Fold 2 book-style foldables early in the quarter. For the three months, it shipped 11.4 million units in mainland China which tied it with Oppo. Both brands, under the umbrella of BBK Electronics, had 18% of the market during the quarter. For Vivo, the company shipped 14% fewer phones during Q2 while Oppo’s shipments dropped only 4% year-over-year. Apple dropped from the top spot to the third position in Q2 even though shipments rose 5% to 10.
