Apple’s iPhone 7 Plus was the second-best selling phone in China in 2017
The Apple iPhone iPhone 7 Plus gained 2.8 per cent of all smartphone sales in China, according to Counterpoint Research
By Arjun Kharpal
Apple was the only foreign brand to have a smartphone model in the top 10 best-selling handsets in China in 2017.
The iPhone 7 Plus managed 2.8 per cent of all sales in the world’s largest smartphone market, according to data from Counterpoint Research released Monday. Apple’s large-screen device trailed the Oppo R9s which gained 3 per cent market share.
Apple’s iPhone 7, which was released in September 2016 , did well in the first half of 2017, then benefited in the second half thanks to a price cut in China, Counterpoint analyst James Yan said in a blog post Monday.
Yan said the iPhone 7 Plus with the 128GB hard drive saw its price slashed around 16 per cent.
The smaller-screen iPhone 7 was the fifth best-selling device in China with 2.4 per cent market share.
“iPhone 7 Plus performed better than iPhone 7, demonstrating that currently in China market price may not be the only concern among consumers. Apple users may value more on better specs ... than extra budget,” Yan said.