Apple outsells the rest in Hong Kong when it comes to phones, tablets and laptops
Technology giant favourite brand for buyers of smartphones, tablets and notebook computers in HK as spending and shipments decrease
Technology giant Apple scored a hat-trick in Hong Kong in the second quarter, when it led all brands in sales of smartphones, media tablets and laptop personal computers.
Dickie Chang, a senior market analyst at IDC Asia-Pacific, said Hong Kong was the only market in the Asia-Pacific where Apple topped all three categories.
But data from market research company GfK showed that a lingering slowdown resulted in total spending on smartphones, tablets and notebook computers in the city falling 18 per cent to HK$7.21 billion in the quarter to June from HK$8.81 billion a year earlier.
Shipments of those devices in the local market fell 15 per cent to 1.75 million units from 2.06 million in the previous period.
Walter Leung, the managing director of GfK in Hong Kong, said: "Both the smartphone and laptop categories recorded negative growth in the quarter to June, while tablet shipments were on par with the total a year ago."
IDC said tablet shipments continued to be dominated by Apple's iPad products. It was followed by tablets from Samsung Electronics, Sony, Asus and Acer.
GfK data showed tablet sales dropped 21 per cent to HK$1.24 billion during the quarter from HK$1.57 billion a year ago, while shipments remained flat at 365,000 units.