Q3 Mobile Handset Shipments in China Up 8.1% on Year Ago

EJL Wireless Research  has published a report which says that shipments of handsets into China for the third quarter increased by 8.1% when compared to the third quarter of 2007. Mobile handset vendors analyzed include: Huawei, K-Touch, Lenovo, LG, Motorola, Nokia, Samsung, and ZTE.

"Nokia continued to dominate the GSM and overall handset market in China while struggling Motorola tries to hold onto third. Within the CDMA market, Samsung regained the top position from Huawei but the overall segment remains weak," says founder and President, Earl Lum.

Demand for Samsung GSM handsets in China continued to grow as shipments hit a record level in Q3, just shy of seven million units. Nokia GSM shipments rebound with a 48% market share, while overall CDMA shipments plummet 34% sequentially.

"Domestic Chinese handset suppliers captured 24% of GSM shipments and 31% of CDMA shipments in the third quarter," added Lum.

Posted to the site on 3rd November 2008