BEIJING, April 18 (Xinhua) — China’s cell phone shipments soared 65.9 % yr on yr to 36.09 million items final month, knowledge from the China Academy of Info and Communications Expertise (CAICT) reveals.
Within the first three months of the yr, China’s cell phone shipments topped 97.97 million items, up 100.1 % in contrast with a yr in the past, mentioned the CAICT, a analysis institute underneath the Ministry of Business and Info Expertise.
Home manufacturers continued to dominate cell phone shipments in March, hitting 33.35 million items and accounting for 92.4 % of complete shipments.
Smartphone shipments got here in at 35.27 million items final month, surging 67.7 % yr on yr.
In March, a complete of 41 new fashions had been launched into the market, up 32.3 % yr on yr, in line with the CAICT.