As indicated in a new report released by Canalys, Apple has managed to register sales growth in the Chinese mobile market in Q3 2017, after posting six consecutive quarters of sales decreases, and the recent release of the iPhone 8 devices have contributed significantly to that growth. According to the analyst firm, Apple reported a 40 percent yearly growth from July to September of this year, with shipments of 11 million units. Canalys also noted that the iPhone 8 captured a bigger share of the total iPhone sales, compared to how the iPhone 7 models fared a year ago.
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