iPhone shipments in China are expected to drop further this year, partly because of rising competition from domestic brands, according to market research firm IDC, as Apple faces growing headwinds in the world’s largest smartphone market. Apple’s smartphone shipments in China were forecast to fall 1.9 per cent in 2025 owing to ongoing competition from Huawei Technologies and a broader economic slowdown in the country, the consultancy said in a report on Thursday. The exclusion of most iPhone...