Foreign smartphone sales in China drop 44% in October, data show

People check out Huawei's new Mate 70 mobile phone inside a Huawei store at the Wangfujing shopping area in Beijing on Nov. 26, 2024.

New data released Wednesday from a Chinese government-affiliated research firm showed sales of foreign-branded smartphones, including Apple’s iPhone, fell 44.25% year-on-year in China in October, while overall phone sales in China have increased 1.8%, Reuters reported.