Europe Smartphone Shipments Dropped 23% YoY in Q1 2023; Market at Lowest Levels for Over a Decade
The Europe smartphone market declined by 23% YoY to 38 million units in Q1 2023; the lowest quarterly total since Q2 2012. Samsung maintained…
2022 Worst Year for Europe Smartphone Shipments in a Decade Despite Moderately Merry Christmas
The Europe smartphone market declined by 24% YoY to 45 million units in Q4 2022; the lowest fourth quarter total since Q4 2011. Annual shipments…
OPPO Find N2 Flip looks to flip the foldable category on its head
OPPO recently hosted the global launch of its latest foldable smartphone, the OPPO Find N2 Flip in London. It is no surprise that OPPO is pushing…
Europe Smartphone Market Down 16% YoY in Q3 2022; Sequential Growth Hints at Stabilisation
The Europe smartphone market declined by 16% YoY to just over 40 million units in Q3 2022 as ongoing economic challenges placed further constraints…
Apple adds to growing industry sustainability drive
Over the last few months, various OEMs have been busy touting their sustainability credentials. At the launch of its latest foldable smartphones in…
Europe Smartphone Shipments Decline 11% YoY in Q2 2022 as Macro Climate Continues to Deteriorate
The Europe smartphone market declined by 11% YoY and 13% QoQ to 40 million units in Q2 2022, the lowest quarterly total since Q2 2020. A…
Global Smartphone Shipments Decline 9% YoY in Q2 2022 Amid Deteriorating Economic and Geopolitical Climate
The global smartphone market declined by 9% YoY and 10% QoQ to 295 million units in Q2 2022. This was the first time quarterly shipments dropped…
phone (1) launch: much ado about Nothing
This afternoon, the latest smartphone brand will launch in selected markets across Europe, the Middle East and Asia. The Nothing phone (1),…
Europe Smartphone Market Drops 12% YoY in Q1 2022; Region Braces for Further Challenges Ahead
49 million smartphones shipped in Europe in Q1 2022, the lowest first quarter total since Q1 2013 Samsung remained as the region's top vendor,…
Samsung A Series Gets an Unglamourous but Important Update
Samsung has unveiled its latest A Series smartphones in Europe: the Galaxy A33 and Galaxy A53. It was one of the more low-key events of the year so…
Europe’s Fastest Growing Smartphone Brand realme Helping Drive Europe’s COVID Recovery
London, Hong Kong, Boston, Toronto, New Delhi, Beijing, Taipei, Seoul – February 23, 2022 The European smartphone market is slowly on the road to…
Europe Smartphone Market Gains 8% YoY in 2021; But COVID-19 Recovery Comes Up Short
London, Boston, Toronto, New Delhi, Beijing, Taipei, Seoul – January 31, 2022 2021 was another rollercoaster year for the European smartphone market.…
realme Key to Europe’s Affordable 5G Smartphone Growth
5G is growing rapidly in Europe. 5G sales in the region more than doubled over 2020 and accounted for half of all smartphone sales in Q3 2021 (up…
Europe Smartphone Market in Q3 2021: Samsung Holds on Despite Challenging Climate
London, Boston, Toronto, New Delhi, Beijing, Hong Kong, Taipei, Seoul – November 3, 2021 Europe’s smartphone market appears to have largely recovered…
CIS Holds Key to Xiaomi’s Q2 2021 Europe Smartphone Success
Boston, Toronto, London, New Delhi, Beijing, Taipei, Seoul – August 18, 2021 Erratum: this is an update to a previous PR that was based on…
Q2 2021: Europe Smartphone Market’s Bumpy Road to Recovery
Boston, Toronto, London, New Delhi, Beijing, Taipei, Seoul – August 4, 2021 The Europe Smartphone market continued along its road to recovery in Q2…
Europe’s Mid tier smartphone battle rages on
Huawei’s near departure from the European market, which began around 12 months ago, left a vacuum waiting to be filled. Various relatively new…
European Smartphone Market Rebounds in Q1 2021; Competition Continues to Heat Up
Boston, Toronto, London, New Delhi, Beijing, Taipei, Seoul – April 27, 2021 The European smartphone market appears to be on the road to recovery…