The China Post
Date: October 24, 2017
By: Jeffrey Wu and Frances Huang
TAIPEI (CNA) – Apple Inc. had the highest market share in Taiwan’s mobile phone
Strong buying in the last nine days of September vaulted Apple into the top position in the sales volume rankings after placing second in August, according to industry sources. In terms of sales value, the sources said, Apple grabbed a 52.7 percent share in the Taiwan market, up from 36.4 percent seen in August. (NOWnews file photo)
market in September in both sales volume and value after launching its latest iPhone models, industry sources said Tuesday.
Although the iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus went on sale in Taiwan market on Sept. 22, strong buying in the last nine days of the month vaulted Apple into the top position in the sales volume rankings after placing second in August, the sources said.
In terms of sales volume, Apple took a 26.1 percent share in Taiwan in September, up from 14.4 percent seen in August, finishing ahead of South Korea’s Samsung Electronics Co., which had a 21.1 percent share.
They were followed by Taiwan-based PC brand Asustek Computer Inc. (華碩) with a 12.6 percent share, China’s OPPO with an 8.2 percent share and Japan’s Sony Corp. with a 7.5 percent share, the sources said. [FULL STORY]
