IDC preliminary Global Quarterly Mobile Tracker shows China smartphone shipments were about 66.01 million units in 2026 Q2, down 4.3% YoY and marking a fifth consecutive quarter of YoY decline. Since late March, Android vendors, pressured by rising core component costs such as memory, have raised retail prices or cut configurations, visibly curbing upgrade demand. China’s state subsidy program has lost traction as a demand driver. During the 618 shopping festival, overall smartphone sales fell n

IDC preliminary Global Quarterly Mobile Tracker shows China smartphone shipments were about 66.01 million units in 2026 Q2, down 4.3% YoY and marking a fifth consecutive quarter of YoY decline. Since late March, Android vendors, pressured by rising core component costs such as memory, have raised retail prices or cut configurations, visibly curbing upgrade demand. China’s state subsidy program has lost traction as a demand driver. During the 618 shopping festival, overall smartphone sales fell nearly 15% YoY, underscoring near-term demand weakness.