China's October domestic smartphone shipments fell 27.2%

A woman uses her smartphone to take a picture in Shanghai
A woman uses her smartphone to take a picture in Shanghai, China March 6, 2020. REUTERS/Aly Song/ File Photo

BEIJING, Dec 26 (Reuters) - Shipments of smartphones within China in October fell 27.2% year on year to 23.78 million handsets, a report from the China Academy of Information and Communications Technology said on Monday.

Over January to October smartphone shipments fell 22% from the same period last year to 215 million units.

Reporting by Beijing newsroom Editing by David Goodman

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