China world's leading smartphone market for Q2

A smartphone produced by ZTE, China's leading domestic brand for Q2. (File photo/Xinhua)

China's smartphone market was the biggest in the world for the second quarter of the year, accounting for 27% of global smartphone sales with 158 million handsets, according to market research company Canalys Research.

The top smartphone producers in China were Samsung, ZTE, Lenovo, Huawei and Apple. The emergence of domestic brands such as ZTE has accelerated the development of the country's smartphone market, said Canalys Research.

Shipments of ZTE, Lenovo and Huawei phones have grew 171%, 265% and 252% for the period, respectively. Local brands have been putting greater efforts into promotion and enhancing their ties with retailers, the market research company added.