The Zhitong Finance App learned that on July 29, the Chinese Academy of Information and Communications Technology released an analysis report on the operation of the domestic mobile phone market in June 2026. In June 2026, the domestic market shipped 19.149 million mobile phones, down 15.3% year on year. Among them, 16.201 million 5G phones were shipped, down 12.1% year on year, accounting for 84.6% of mobile phone shipments during the same period. From January to June 2026, the domestic market shipped 133 million mobile phones, down 5.5% year on year. Among them, 123 million 5G phones were sold, up 1.7% year on year, accounting for 92.0% of mobile phone shipments during the same period.
In June 2026, 28 new models of mobile phones were launched in China, a year-on-year decrease of 22.2%, including 13 5G phones, an increase of 62.5% year-on-year, accounting for 46.4% of the number of new mobile phone models launched during the same period.
From January to June 2026, 185 new mobile phone models were launched in China, a year-on-year decrease of 22.3%, including 109 5G phones, an increase of 5.8% year-on-year, accounting for 58.9% of the number of new mobile phone models launched during the same period.
Domestic mobile phone market domestic and foreign brand composition
In June 2026, the number of domestic brand mobile phones shipped was 158.71 million units, a year-on-year decrease of 23.1%, accounting for 82.9% of mobile phone shipments during the same period; 25 new models of domestic brands were launched, a year-on-year decrease of 26.5%, accounting for 89.3% of the number of new mobile phone models launched during the same period.
From January to June 2026, domestic brand mobile phones were shipped 114 million units, a year-on-year decrease of 6.4%, accounting for 85.7% of mobile phone shipments during the same period; 170 new models of domestic brands were launched, a year-on-year decrease of 24.8%, accounting for 91.9% of the number of new mobile phone models launched during the same period.
Domestic smartphone development
In June 2026, 17.149 million smartphones were shipped, down 16.6% year on year, accounting for 89.6% of mobile phone shipments during the same period; 19 new smartphone models were launched, up 90.0% year on year, accounting for 67.9% of the number of new mobile phone models launched during the same period.
From January to June 2026, 126 million smartphones were shipped, down 3.0% year on year, accounting for 94.5% of mobile phone shipments during the same period; 149 new smartphone models were launched, down 2.6% year on year, accounting for 80.5% of the number of new mobile phone models launched during the same period.
