報告顯示 中國國內智能手機市場增速放緩

After years of booming sales, China's smartphone market is showing signs of saturation.

經過多年銷量的高速增長，中國的智能手機市場已顯露出飽和的跡象。

A recent report, released by market consulting company GfK, shows that growth in the market slowed in the first half of this year.

市場諮詢公司GfK近日發佈的一份報告顯示，今年上半年國內智能手機市場增速放緩。

In the first half of this year, the sales by volume of smartphones reached 232 million units, a year-on-year increase of only 0.4%, the company said.

該公司稱，在今年上半年，智能手機銷量達2.32億部，同比僅增長0.4%。

According to the report, the sales volume is expected to perk up slightly in the next half year and the overall figure will hit 482 million units this year, up 2.5% compared with last year.

該報告稱，下半年智能手機銷量有望小幅擡升，全年總銷量將達到4.82億部，同比增長2.5%。

China, which is still the largest smartphone market in the world and often perceived as an emerging market, now is actually similar to other mature markets in Europe and North America, experts said.

專家稱，中國仍是世界最大的智能手機市場，常被視作新興市場，實際上目前已與歐洲、北美等其他成熟市場無異。

Jia Mo, a research analyst at global consultancy Canalys, said the domestic smartphone market is becoming increasingly saturated and driven mostly by replacement users.

全球諮詢公司Canalys研究分析師賈莫稱，國內智能手機市場正日趨飽和，主要依靠換機用戶拉動增長。