Kwiminyaka yakutshanje, u-Apple utyale imali eninzi e-China ukuzama ukubonelela bonke abantu abanezixhobo eziyimfuneko ukuthenga i-iPhone okanye nayiphi na imveliso yenkampani. Okwangoku iApple ineevenkile zayo ezingama-41 elizweni, kodwa kubonakala ngathi utyalo-mali olukhulu olwenzileyo alubonakaliswanga kwingeniso eliyifumanayo njengembuyekezo. Kule minyaka imbalwa, amanani entengiso ye-iPhone e-China ebewela kwisibonelelo semveliso zase China ezinje ngeOppo, Vivo, Huawei kunye nezinye, nto leyo ibuhlungu kakhulu kwisabelo sentengiso sika-Apple kweli lizwe.
Ngokwamanani akutshanje apapashwe nguKantar, iApple ilahlekelwe phantse ngamanqaku ali-9 esabelo sentengiso kunyaka ophelileyo, ukusukela ngoFebruwari wonyaka ophelileyo ukuya kuFebruwari 2017, ukusuka ekubeni nesabelo sentengiso se-22.1 ukuya kwi-13.2. Zonke izabelo ezilahlekileyo iApple ziphumelele nge-Android njengoko bekulindelwe. Kodwa i-China ayisiyiyo kuphela ilizwe apho i-Apple ibone khona ukuwa kwesabelo sayo, kuba kwenzeka okufanayo eJapan, kodwa ngokuwa kwe-5,4%, njengaseSpain, apho isabelo sidlulile ukusuka kwi-9.1 ukuya kwi-7.4, emele ukwehla 1,7%.
Ukuba sijonga amanye amazwe, sinokubona indlela iApple eyonyuse ngayo isabelo sayo sentengiso nge-3.7% e-United States ngenxa yokuwa kwe-Android kunye neFowuni yeWindows. IJamani, iGreat Britain neFrance ibingamazwe apho isabelo sentengiso se-iPhone sikhule kakhulu, sonyuka nge-4%.
Ukuzama ukunciphisa ukwehla kwentengiso e-China, u-Apple ebesenza utyalomali olubonakalayo ngaphezulu konyaka e-India, ilizwe elinabemi abazizigidi ezili-1.200 kwaye ukuba yonke into ihamba ngokwesicwangciso, inokuba yinjineli yezoqoqosho elandelayo ye Cupertino- Inkampani esekwe, nangona oku kusekho iminyaka embalwa kude.