Nokia and Motorola dominate China's smartphone market

Really, it's not even fair. A recent look at Q3 2008 smartphone sales in China has found that together, Nokia and Motorola encompass around 90% of all handsets sold in the nation (real ones, we presume). The CCID Consulting report also points out that Nokia's share alone is a dominating 69.3%, with its wide range of choices spanning from low-end to ultra-luxurious helping it to hook consumers from all walks of life. Picking up the silver is Moto with a respectable 19.9%, while Dopod snags the bronze with just 4.7%. Overall, handset sales in China were practically flat from Q2, which -- in today's world -- isn't particularly awful. For the number lovers out there (you know who you are), check the read link for even more statistics.

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[YpoCaramel Posted Dec 16th 2008 9:33PM]

From personal experience, and I know China, these smartphones probably weren't used as Blackberries and iPhones are. Internet usage and e-mail were probably limited, and most of the Nokias were probably acquired for their cameras and show-off value. I mean, there isn't any 3G in mainland China. Usage might have been changing dramatically in Hong Kong because the 3G network has been in place and promoted for a while now, but I'm not sure if this survey includes that area (please, no its China so DUH it includes Hong Kong. The market, politics and society are quite different).

It also means that Sony Ericsson isn't on the list despite being huge in China, as their most popular models (K-series, lower phone) aren't smart.

As for Motorola, there has been heavy promotion and marketing, along with them releasing the nice phones there first, plus the linux phones that use stylus for Chinese input. Because Motorola actually figured out what the mainland market wants.

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 18th 2008 9:02AM]

Things are changing. The 3G (proper UMTS, not that stupid TD-whatever thing) network is going online beginning of '09 courtesy of China Unicom. I'm already seeing 3G signal in some places (not many, mind you, and I can't do anything on it because China Unicom's not officially licensed to run UMTS yet).

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[(Unverified) Posted Dec 17th 2008 2:15PM]

I'm surprised Nokia didn't get an ever bigger number.

I visit China every year, and I see college students and businessmen typing on their Nokia/Moto all the time.