Daniel Eran Dilger
A monthly report tracking the market share of top smartphone vendors in China indicates a massive surge for Apple occurring at the launch of new iPhone 5s and 5c models.
In its Monthly Market Pulse report, Counterpoint technology market research shows Apple increasing from a distant sixth place in September to third place behind first place Samsung and near second place Lenovo in the month of October.
The jump pushed Apple ahead of domestic Chinese vendors Huawei, ZTE and Coolpad, all of which sank in the month. Both Samsung and Lenovo increased their sales, but not as rapidly as Apple.
Apple has yet to launch on the largest mobile carrier, a development that has investors and analysts watching for hints of news. China Mobile says it is still in discussions with Apple, but has set a December 18 date for launching its 4G LTE service.
Only a few devices have been qualified to operate on China Mobile's new TD-LTE 4G network, which isn't compatible with most of the rest of the world's FD-LTE technology. Apple's iPhone 5s and 5c were both designed expressly to work on the new network.
Apple is poised to benefit tremendously as a launch partner with China Mobile, but has already created a major business among China's smaller carriers China Unicom and China Telecom.
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15 Comments
Apple does not need China Mobile. Other telecoms will eat into China Mobile Subscribers. Real fun begins when iPhone 6 with larger screen size option comes out and China Mobile will be losing herd in millions. 5S will become low cost phone by then!
Now what you say China Mobile- Are you in?
[quote name="helicopterben" url="/t/161140/apple-iphone-5s-5c-drive-sales-leap-from-6th-to-3rd-place-in-china-during-october-aapl#post_2445502"]Apple does not need China Mobile. Other telecoms will eat into China Mobile Subscribers. Real fun begins when iPhone 6 with larger screen size option comes out and China Mobile will be losing herd in millions. 5S will become low cost phone by then! Now what you say China Mobile- Are you in? :lol: [/quote][quote name="helicopterben" url="/t/161140/apple-iphone-5s-5c-drive-sales-leap-from-6th-to-3rd-place-in-china-during-october-aapl#post_2445502"]Apple does not need China Mobile. Other telecoms will eat into China Mobile Subscribers. Real fun begins when iPhone 6 with larger screen size option comes out and China Mobile will be losing herd in millions. 5S will become low cost phone by then! Now what you say China Mobile- Are you in? :lol: [/quote] No idea where you get the rumor from that there will be an iPhone named iPhone 6 and it would have a larger screen,but whatever. But yeah, I thought that China belonged to Samsung. Guess things change over time. Even without CM.
CM is waiting for the Dec 18th huge announcement of the upgraded network. They are in, according to informed sources - it is just timing of the announcement, which Apple has been mum about, deferring to CM to not take away their limelight.
No idea where you get the rumor from that there will be an iPhone named iPhone 6 and it would have a larger screen,but whatever.
But yeah, I thought that China belonged to Samsung. Guess things change over time. Even without CM.
When Apple is testing larger screen phones and Tim Cook mentioned in the earnings call that they do not want to compromise specs on the larger screen, says it will come at some point. Apple will deliver large screen phones and people will be wrong as always! I am waiting on buying larger 1 and ditched on buying 5S :) iPad mini with Retina helps me for now. Rumor on most of the part on Apple has been right. Even Munster will be right on TV. It's just the matter of when!
Only has 1104 people reserved , that isn't a doom for apple ?