450px BuddhisticStatuesHKe1 CCID on Chinese mobile phonesCCID Consulting have just posted their latest analysis on the Chinese mobile market.

First of all: the market is dominated by Nokia (69.3%), with Motorola being a distant second with 19.9%. Dopod has barely 5%, Samsung about 3.

This leads to a huge dominance of Symbian, which is installed on 71.3% of all devices sold. Surprisingly, Linux is second (with almost 20%), trailed by Windows Mobile at barely 8%. Their chart also contains a division professional, which means as much as other.

More can be found out at the URL below (in English):

http://www.ccidconsulting.com/en/insights/content.asp?Content_id=20367

P.S. If we think about how Nokia recently retreated from Japan – if anyone still believes that China and Japan are similar markets, here is your proof…

Image: Wikimedia Commons / Ang Mo Kio


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