Apple’s (AAPL) sales of iPhones in China, 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:its biggest overseas market, fell by 19% year-over-year during the March quarter, according to market research firm Counterpoint.

The U.S. company's market share fell to third from first in China, around the same level as rival Huawei Technologies, while the overall market expanded by 1.5%.

Apple, which reports fiscal second-quarter results in early May, has been struggling in China amid a ban on foreign devices in state-backed firms, as well as ෴Huawei’s release of a phone with the latest microchip despite ওU.S. sanctions on access to advanced chips.

Apple's China woes and lack of AI capabilities have been a drag on its stock this year, although analysts are generally bullish on the company, noting 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:pent-up iPhone demand, growth in revenue ꦡin its App store, and expected AI announcements in June.

Another boost for the stock could come from the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Vision Pro mixed reality headset, which Apple is launching in China later this year. The headset, Apple's first foray into a new tech venture in years, was 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:laun🥂ched in the U.S. earlier this yeaℱr.

Apple's declines in the ranks in China marks a stark contrast from last year, when it was the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:leading smartphone seller in the country, according to Internationa♓𝔍l Data Corporation (IDC), another research firm.

Apple had a 15.7% share of China's smartphone market during the first quarter this year, according to Counterpoint, down from 19.7% in the same quarter of 2023.

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