China exported about 457 million mobile phones in the first half of the year, an increase of 17.7 percent year-on-year, according to a report from China International Business.

The sales of exported mobile phones reached $35.8 billion in the period, up 36 percent over the same period last year, the paper said.

Analysts expect the country to export more than 1.05 billion mobile phones this year, with a transaction amount of about $80 billion.

China is the world's biggest mobile phone manufacturer. The country shipped 535 million mobile phones to stores in the first half, a rise of 5.5 percent year-on-year.