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Major overseas media Reuters reported on April 12, local time, that smartphone shipments in China increased in March and recovered to pre-pandemic levels of the new coronavirus infection.
Significant increase over the previous year
Reuters quoted a statement from China’s state-owned think tank, China Academy of Information and Communications Technology (CAICT), that March shipments of smartphones reached 35.5 million units, up 67.7% year-on-year. I reported that I did.
According to 9to5Mac, an overseas Apple-related media, the figure of 35.5 million units is at the same level as 2019, and it seems that the market has recovered to the level before the pandemic of the new coronavirus infection.
Shipments in February 2021 decreased significantly year-on-year, but increased significantly in March 2021 compared to 21 million units in March 2020 and 21.3 million units in February 2021. Did.
Is there a shortage of semiconductors in the future?
The pandemic of the new coronavirus infection in early 2020 stagnated the Chinese consumer economy and had a major impact on the smartphone market, but the market is recovering with the subsequent economic recovery.
However, there is a global shortage of semiconductors, and there are concerns about the impact on the manufacture of MacBooks and iPads, and the shortage of semiconductors is becoming more serious in various industries.
The semiconductor shortage became apparent around December 2020, and it is believed that the cause was the unexpected demand from the semiconductor factory, the unplanned shutdown of the semiconductor factory, the US-China trade war, etc., and the future of the supply shortage is still unclear. It is a situation.
It is important to pay attention to whether the Chinese smartphone market, which has grown into one of the world’s largest markets, can continue to grow.
Source: Reuters via 9to5Mac
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