Shipments of smartphones within China tumbled 30.8 per cent year-on-year to 22.6 million handsets in May, the China Academy of Information and Communications (CAICT) reported on Wednesday.
The figures suggest that the handset industry has returned to pre-pandemic levels but nevertheless mark an end to a surge earlier this year.
Shipment numbers are down from 26.97 million in April 2021, according to the CAICT, a state-backed think-tank.
Published 16 June 2021, 05:30 IST