[DIGITIMES Research: shipments of Chinese smartphone brands will grow in 2023] Science and Technology Innovation Board Daily reported on the 15th that shipments of Chinese smartphone brands are expected to recover in the second quarter, and the year-on-year decline will narrow to less than 10%, according to the latest DIGITIMES Research data. In addition, the agency expects smartphone shipments from Chinese brands to fall 13.2% in the first quarter of 2023 from a year earlier, down 17.1% from a year earlier. Demand for smartphones in China remained weak in the second quarter, but brand shipments are expected to pick up as China's 618 Shopping Festival and overseas markets begin to withdraw from the off-season.