Huawei Mate 40 series popularity is still rising in the Chinese market: Report

In 2020, Huawei launched a bunch of new smartphones, and these devices have been well received by the consumers. In the fourth quarter, the Chinese tech giant also launched its new Mate flagship, Huawei Mate 40 series.

On January 4, a new report coming from the Chinese market tracker – Zhuanzhuan group, shows that more than half o the 5G smartphones released in the new smartphone market, of which the iPhone 12 and Mate 40 series are well-received by the consumers.

On the other hand, the shares of the second-hand market rose sharply from the third quarter and iPhone 11 is leading this market with a big margin.

In terms of the mobile price trends, the iPhone in the second-hand market and the main models of the Chinese brands have shown a relatively obvious price reduction. However, among the phone that has been launched in the past, the prices of some smartphones including the Mate 40 and iPhone 12 Pro are still increasing.

An analyst who transferred to the group’s data analysis department said, overall, Apple iPhone 12 is leading the market of 5G smartphone replacement. It’s expected that from the first quarter of 2021, the proportion and transaction volume of 5G smartphone will increase significantly in the new and second-hand product market.

The report shows, online the Q3, which is mainly launched in mid-range models, the majority of mobile phones released in the Chinese smartphone market in Q4 2020 launched in the flagship category.

According to the data, among 58 models launched in October and November along with including 32 5G smartphones accounting for 52% of the total devices. The growth of new models are still relatively obvious, and as of November, a total of 417 models were listed in the Chinese smartphone market with a 22.5% year-on-year decrease and a total shipment of 281 million units with a 21.5% on-year decline.

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