Chinese smartphone shipments fall 35.2% in Q3 2026

DIGITIMES reports Chinese vendors shipped 114.7 million smartphones in Q3 2026, down 12.1% quarter-over-quarter and 35.2% year-over-year. China's market fell to 56.8 million units (-10.8% QoQ, -14.7% YoY) as memory price hikes forced vendors to cut low- and mid-range output and raise prices.

• Overseas shipments by Chinese vendors dropped more than 40% year-over-year
• Memory contract prices rose 50–80% QoQ in the first half of 2026
• Top China brands: Xiaomi, OPPO, vivo, Transsion, Huawei, Honor, Lenovo
• Top overseas vendors: Xiaomi, Transsion, OPPO, Lenovo, vivo, Honor