Just a heads up, if you buy something through our links, we may get a small share of the sale. It’s one of the ways we keep the lights on here. Click here for more.China has one of the biggest iPhone fan bases, which is why Apple has been at the top of the sales chart for years. However, according to recent market intelligence data, Apple has lost its crown in China, dropping to third place. One of the biggest reasons behind this is Apple’s inability to properly roll out Apple Intelligence features in the country after the company was denied permission to use its generative AI model. The key factor in the iPhone’s sales drop in China is Apple’s Intelligence or the lack of it Canalys reports that in the final quarter of the year, the iPhone shipments in China dropped by 25%, .stk-b5957c9 {box-shadow:0 0 0 2px rgba(120, 120, 120, 0.1) !important;}.stk-b5957c9-container{background-color:#f3f3f3 !important;}.stk-b5957c9-container:before{background-color:#f3f3f3 !important;} .stk-fff85bd {margin-left:-20px !important;}.stk-fff85bd .stk–svg-wrapper .stk–inner-svg svg:last-child{opacity:0.7 !important;}.stk-fff85bd .stk–svg-wrapper .stk–inner-svg svg:last-child, .stk-fff85bd .stk–svg-wrapper .stk–inner-svg svg:last-child :is(g, path, rect, polygon, ellipse){fill:var(–stk-global-color-56583, #911d9c) !important;} .stk-75422ff {margin-left:-17px !important;}.stk-75422ff .stk-block-text__text{font-size:16px !important;font-weight:300 !important;font-style:normal !important;font-family:”Golos Text”, Sans-serif !important;}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px){.stk-75422ff .stk-block-text__text{font-size:16px !important;}}Vivo led the market for the year with a 17% market share, shipping 49.3 million units.Huawei ranked second with 46.0 million units shipped, achieving an impressive year-on-year growth of 37%. Apple, OPPO and HONOR followed in third, fourth, and fifth place respectively, each holding a 15% market share. This is a huge disappointment for Apple, which fell from…iPhone sales in China drop as Apple Intelligence rollout struggles