What causes China's smartphone shipments to the lowest level in 10 years

China's smartphone shipments to global markets in 2022 will hit a 10-year low due to supply chain problems and weak smartphone demand. Sales of smartphones in China's domestic market are not goodEven better, due to the impact of the closure of the country under the previous Kowidz policy, it has made consumers more frugal due to higher spending. This is according to the publication of many major international news agencies.

China's smartphone sales fell 13 percent in 2022, the biggest drop for the sector in the last 10 years. The downside comes as consumers are more cautious about spending.

The total number of smartphones shipped from China in 2022 is 286 million, down from 329 million in 2021. In this sense, the total sales volume in 2022 is the lowest since 2013, and it is also the first drop since sales since the beginning of 2022, which fell below the number. 300 million units like this.

Vivo is the best-selling mobile phone brand in 2022 with a market share of 18.6%. However, the mobile phone company's total overseas shipments have dropped by more than 25% compared to 2021. Honor, on the other hand, came in second with more than 34% of its handset shipments.

Third-place smartphone maker Apple saw a 4.4 percent drop in sales. In the fourth quarter of 2022, iPhone sales in China continued to decline despite the reopening of the country. This is due to supply chain problems at Foxconn's factory in Guangzhou, China.

At the same time, the tightening of control of the 19-unit Kovid under the Zero Kowid policy last year has weighed heavily on the economy to its worst level in decades.

It should be noted that the decline in China's smartphone sales reflects the global situation in this sector. In 2022, global smartphone shipments will reach 1.2 billion, the lowest level since 2013 and down more than 11% from 2021.

IDC recently stated that the smartphone market in China is not optimized in 2022, and for 2023 is not expected to recover. In addition, the Chinese market is unlikely to recover until 2024 due to supply chain problems and weak consumer spending.