It happens at a time when domestic competitors are putting the US tech giant under intense pressure in the nation.
According to the survey, China’s Huawei witnessed a 64% increase in sales within its domestic market during the same period.
When the news asked for comments, Apple and Huawei did not immediately reply.
According to Mengmeng Zhang of Counterpoint Research, Apple was “squeezed in the middle on aggressive pricing from the likes of Oppo, Vivo, and Xiaomi,” in addition to a rebound in Huawei sales at the priciest end of the Chinese phone market.
