Chinese smartphone sales hit 30.9 million in January

Chinese smartphones’ sales hit 30.9 million in January, an increase of 0.4% year-on-year and 38.6% month-on-month, according to tech consultancy firm CINNO Research. OPPO and Vivo were the top sellers with 5.4 million and 5.2 million sales respectively. Honor, which was formerly owned by Huawei, came in third place with 5.2 million sales, with the brand achieving 242.9% yearly growth. Apple and Xiaomi rounded out the top five, moving 5.1 million and 4.4 million smartphone units each. [CINNO Research, in Chinese]