Smartphone fatigue setting in

Shipments decline 21% in Q1; Xiaomi, Huawei maintain growth momentum

The growth momentum of the world's largest smartphone market has come to an end, as Chinese smartphone shipments declined by more than 21 percent year-on-year in the first quarter of this year, the biggest drop since 2013.

According to research firm Canalys, Chinese smartphone shipments decreased to 91 million units in the first quarter of this year, which rarely happens to a market of which the shipments often surpass 100 million units.