77.11 million smartphones sold in China in second quarter: Report

BEIJING: About 77.11 million smartphones were sold in the second quarter this year in China — the world's largest market for the devices.

In last quarter, total mobile sales volume in China was about 90.39 million units, a 0.2 per cent quarter-to-quarter decrease but a 36 per cent year-on-year increase, said a report released by Analysys International.

In the smartphone sector, Samsung, Lenovo and Coolpad are the top three brands. Their market shares were 18.2, 11.1 and 9.8 per cent respectively, it said.

The first and second quarter are usually the off seasons for China's mobile phone market with comparatively few promotions.

iPhone sales in the second quarter also fell about 30 per cent from the first quarter, state-run Xinhua news agency reported.