06:57 AM EDT, 10/25/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Apple ( AAPL ) 's iPhone sales in China fell 0.3% while rival Huawei's sales jumped 42% in Q3, data from researcher IDC on Friday showed.

Apple ( AAPL ) reached second place with a 15.6% market share, while Huawei landed third place with 15.3% and Vivo was the top vendor with a market share of 18.6%.

Apple's ( AAPL ) performance was partly helped by the launch of the new iPhone 16 which got off to a strong start in China, helping the iPhone-maker return to China's top five market rankings.

China's overall smartphone sales for Q3 rose 3.2% to 68.8 million units, according to IDC.

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