China Smartphone Market Posts Good Start to 2023
China’s January holiday season smartphone sales show little YoY growth but this is good news. Although the two weeks preceding and following the…
China Smartphone Sales in 2022 Reach Lowest Level in a Decade; Apple Becomes #2 Brand for First Time
China’s smartphone sales declined 14% YoY in 2022 to record their fifth consecutive year of decline. Apple’s sales outperformed the country’s market…
China Singles’ Day Smartphone Sales Drop 11%YoY
The Singles’ Day smartphone sales this year dropped about 11% YoY. Apple’s Singles’ Day promotions were the biggest highlight of the festival this…
China Smartphone Sales Fall 12% YoY in Q3 2022, Beat Lockdown Impact to Rise 5% QoQ
China’s smartphone sales in Q3 2022 declined 12.4% YoY on weak demand. Apple took the crown in September in terms of market share growth, with its…
GT2 Pro Review: realme Enters Premium Segment With a Bang
The premium Android smartphone camp has become more crowded since Huawei’s fall. OEMs including OPPO, vivo, Xiaomi and HONOR have been upgrading…
500-mn Installed Base: Xiaomi Joins Samsung, Apple; What next?
Xiaomi passed a significant milestone in Q1 2022. According to Counterpoint Research’s Installed Base Tracker Service, the Chinese brand crossed the…
Chinese Smartphone OEMs’ Premium Push May Need Extra Effort
Consumption upgrade has been a key driver of China’s economy and smartphone markets reflect this as Chinese OEMs target more profitable premium…
China’s Q4 2021 Smartphone Shipments Fall 11% YoY; HONOR #2 for First Time as Momentum Builds
HONOR reached the second position for the first time after becoming an independent company. It also showed strong momentum at the beginning of 2022…
China’s Singles’ Day Smartphone Sales Drop 0.7% YoY But Major Local OEMs See Good Growth
China preludes the global festival sales season with its Singles’ Day online shopping festival, held from November 1 to November 11 in recent years.…
5G Smartphone Shipments Rising in Emerging Markets
Beijing, Hong Kong, Boston, Toronto, London, New Delhi, Taipei, Seoul – September 22, 2021 5G smartphone shipments rose 6.5% QoQ in emerging markets…
Internet Service: Xiaomi’s Key Profit Generator
Beijing, Boston, Toronto, London, New Delhi, Hong Kong, Taipei, Seoul – September 1, 2021 Ten years ago, Xiaomi entered the smartphone market with…
With HONOR Back, China Smartphone Market to See Another Shakeup
Beijing, Boston, Toronto, London, New Delhi, Hong Kong, Taipei, Seoul - August 6, 2021 HONOR, after separating from Huawei, has gradually reclaimed…
China Smartphone Sales Rebound During Shopping Festival
China’s smartphone sales rebounded during the mid-year 618 (June 18) shopping festival, rising 7% YoY according to Counterpoint data. The increase…
China to be Cautious in Penalizing Businesses Under Anti-Foreign Sanctions Law
The new Anti-foreign Sanctions Law adopted by China earlier this month provides a legal basis for the previous administrative countermeasures…