https://techcrunch.com/2020/05/12/chinas-smartphone-shipments-are-reportedly-up-for-april-following-covid-19-fueled-decline/ > Smartphone shipments are reportedly beginning to see signs of line China, after a sizable dip from the COVID-19 pandemic. New numbers from China Academy of Information and Communications Technology (a government connected agency) point to a 17% rise in shipments for April, pointing to some recovery for the market. > The figure, from the China state supported group, is virtually a mirror reflection of the 18% dip Canalys reported for Q1. COVID-19 was the primary culprit for those figures, through a combination of decreased spending among China’s phone buying public and sizable supply chain constraints as many Asian nations were on lockdown to slow the spread.