BEIJING, Jan 25 Reuters Apple39;s smartphone shipments in China shrank 2.1 in the final quarter of 2023 from the same period a year ago, but Apple rose to the number one spot in the market, data from research firm IDC showed on Thursday.

Huawei39;s shipments increased 36.2 in the last quarter of the year, the IDC figures showed. The company rose to become the No. 4 smartphone maker in China in the quarter with a 13.9 share.

Overall, shipment volume in China39;s smartphone market was 73.63 million units for the quarter, up 1.2. For the full year, shipment volume was 271 million units, down 5, IDC said.

Reporting by Yelin Mo and Brenda Goh; Editing by Edmund Klamann

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