China News Service, Beijing, January 18 (Reporter Liu Yuying) In 2021, the total shipments of mobile phones in China's domestic market totaled 351 million units, a year-on-year increase of 13.9%, of which 5G mobile phone shipments were 266 million units, a year-on-year increase. 63.5%, accounting for 75.9% of mobile phone shipments in the same period.
On the 18th, the China Academy of Information and Communications Technology released the operation data of China's mobile phone market in 2021.
In the whole year of 2021, a total of 483 new models were launched in the Chinese mobile phone market, a year-on-year increase of 4.3%, of which 227 were 5G mobile phones, a year-on-year increase of 0.9%, accounting for 47.0% of the number of new mobile phone models listed in the same period.
In December, China's domestic mobile phone shipments reached 33.401 million units, a year-on-year increase of 25.6%. Among them, 5G mobile phones were 27.145 million units, a year-on-year increase of 49.2%, accounting for 81.3% of mobile phone shipments in the same period.
5G mobile phones have become the driving force of the mobile phone market throughout the year, and the proportion of all mobile phone shipments has gradually increased.
This is due to the continuous popularity of 5G network coverage.
As of November 2021, China has built and opened more than 1.39 million 5G base stations.
Officials from China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology predict that by the end of 2022, the number of 5G base stations in China is expected to exceed 2 million.
In the whole year of 2021, domestic brand mobile phone shipments totaled 304 million units, a year-on-year increase of 12.6%, accounting for 86.6% of the mobile phone shipments in the same period; a total of 438 new models were launched, a year-on-year increase of 6.3%, accounting for the same period of new mobile phone listings. 90.7% of the number of models.
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