iPhone shipments surged 52% YoY and grew much stronger than a bounceback of 12% YoY increase in March after a 37% plunge in the first two months of the year, according to data from China Academy of Information and Communications Technology last month. The data added signs that iPhone sales in China has been recovering these months as Apple took rare promotions in the world’s largest smartphone market. Apple’s website lowered prices of  iPhone 15 series in January in China ahead of the Chinese New Year holiday in February. The adjustment of RMB500 pushed the starting price of iPhone 15 below RMB5,000. Resellers of Apple at Tmall and JD.com was reported late February to cut the price of iPhone 15 by as much as RMB1,300 (US$180).