Smartphone shipments to soar
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="Smartphone">Smartphone</span> <span word="shipments">shipments</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> 450 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2017, <span word="pushed">pushed</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="aggressive">aggressive</span> <span word="tactics">tactics</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="vendors">vendors</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="advent">advent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="highly">highly</span> <span word="anticipated">anticipated</span> <span word="fourth">fourth</span> <span word="generation">generation</span> <span word="network">network</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="industry">industry</span> <span word="report">report</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span>.</p><p><span word="Four">Four</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="manufacturers">manufacturers</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="ranked">ranked</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="smartphone">smartphone</span> <span word="brands">brands</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="market">market</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="June">June</span>, <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 40 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="market">market</span> <span word="share">share</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="IDC">IDC</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="US">US</span>-<span word="based">based</span> <span word="consultancy">consultancy</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="shipment">shipment</span> <span word="volume">volume</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reach">reach</span> 360 <span word="million">million</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="IDC">IDC</span> <span word="report">report</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="world">world</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="No">No</span> 1 <span word="personal">personal</span> <span word="computer">computer</span> <span word="maker">maker</span> <span word="Lenovo">Lenovo</span> <span word="Group">Group</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="claimed">claimed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="title">title</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="smartphone">smartphone</span> <span word="vendor">vendor</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> 12.6 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="market">market</span> <span word="share">share</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="quarter">quarter</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="report">report</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="company">company</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="quarter">quarter</span> <span word="market">market</span> <span word="share">share</span> <span word="was">was</span> 9.8 <span word="percent">percent</span>.</p><p><span word="Chen">Chen</span> <span word="Xudong">Xudong</span>, <span word="general">general</span> <span word="manager">manager</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Lenovo">Lenovo</span> <span word="China">China</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="launch">launch</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="high">high</span>-<span word="end">end</span> <span word="products">products</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="coming">coming</span> <span word="months">months</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cement">cement</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="leading">leading</span> <span word="position">position</span>.</p><p><span word="South">South</span> <span word="Korea">Korea</span>-<span word="based">based</span> <span word="Samsung">Samsung</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="largest">largest</span> <span word="smartphone">smartphone</span> <span word="maker">maker</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="market">market</span> <span word="despite">despite</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="challenges">challenges</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="brands">brands</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="controlled">controlled</span> 18.3 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="market">market</span> <span word="share">share</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="quarter">quarter</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="market">market</span> <span word="share">share</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Apple">Apple</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="declined">declined</span> "<span word="dramatically">dramatically</span>", <span word="affected">affected</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="sluggish">sluggish</span> <span word="sales">sales</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="iPhone">iPhone</span> 5, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="James">James</span> <span word="Yan">Yan</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="senior">senior</span> <span word="analyst">analyst</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="IDC">IDC</span> <span word="China">China</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="company">company</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="performance">performance</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="remarkably">remarkably</span> <span word="improve">improve</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="launch">launch</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="iPhone">iPhone</span> 5<span word="S">S</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="iPhone">iPhone</span> 5<span word="C">C</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="However">However</span>, <span word="Samsung">Samsung</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Apple">Apple</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="difficulties">difficulties</span> <span word="expanding">expanding</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="user">user</span> <span word="population">population</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="Lenovo">Lenovo</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Huawei">Huawei</span> <span word="Technologies">Technologies</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fifth">fifth</span> <span word="largest">largest</span> <span word="maker">maker</span>, <span word="released">released</span> <span word="high">high</span>-<span word="end">end</span> <span word="gadgets">gadgets</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="faster">faster</span> <span word="chips">chips</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="lower">lower</span> <span word="prices">prices</span>.</p>
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