According to researcher Avanti, Apple's lead in China over Samsung in the "brand recognition" category is now a slim 1%; when Chinese consumers were asked which smartphone brand comes to mind immediately, 80.6% thought of Apple while 79.6% answered Samsung. And in the categories of "most anticipated smartphone purchase" and "most used smartphone brand," Apple trailed its Korean rival by a fairly large figure...Source: http://www.phonearena.com/news/Chinese-consumers-losing-interest-in-Apple-and-Nokia-and-turn-to-Samsung-and-domestic-brands_id46531
