[May 16, 2013] China Is Major Market for Apple Tweet BEIJING, May 16, 2013 (SinoCast Daily Business Beat via COMTEX) -- Market research service provider Gartner revealed a 7.5% growth for mobile phone sales volume in China in the first quarter of 2013, accounting for 25.7% of the total worldwide, climbing nearly 2% year on year. Apple harvested sales volume approaching 7 million in Mainland China in the period. China is a major market for the company. Meanwhile, LG Electronics outpaced ZTE Corporation (SEHK: 0763 and SZSE: 000063) and ranked number four in terms of sales volume. The Chinese telecom equipment supplier only sold 7.9 million smart phones in the period, narrowing 5.1% from a year earlier. Source: www.c114.net (May 16, 2013) [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ]