Apple’s iPhone shipments in China surge 40% in May amid high discounts

Apple’s smartphone shipments in China rose nearly 40% in May from a year earlier, extending a rebound seen in April, data from a research firm affiliated with the Chinese government showed on Friday.

Shipments of foreign-branded phones in China increased by 1.425 million in May to 5.028 million units from 3.603 million a year earlier, calculations based on the data from the China Academy of Information and Communications Technology (CAICT) showed.