China smartphone boom days are over as Apple, Xiaomi face tough times

China smartphone boom days are over as Apple, Xiaomi face tough times

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China’s smartphone boom may be over, as even Apple Inc grapples with a slowing economy and investor darling Xiaomi Inc struggles to stand out amid intense competition in low-margin handsets.

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