This graph shows the smartphone shipment volume worldwide by region from 2014 to 2020. In 2016, 467 million smartphones were shipped in the People's Republic of China.
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This graph shows the smartphone shipment volume worldwide by region from 2014 to 2020. In 2016, 467 million smartphones were shipped in the People's Republic of China.
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- September 2017
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- 2014 to 2016
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- 2014 to 2016
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