‘Make in India’ to ‘Design in India’ – Industry Leaders’ Insights on Successful Transition Strategies
Counterpoint Senior Analyst, Hanish Bhatia, moderated the inaugural session of SmartTech Manufacturing & Electronics: India Congress 2017, at Le…
Strong Macroeconomic Conditions Are Driving Argentina’s Smartphone Market Growth
Argentina smartphones sales grew 59% annually in Q3 2017, and 22% compared to the previous quarter. The top 3 brands represent more than 87% of the…
A Close Look at China’s Face Recognition Technology
Face recognition is one of a number of biometric techniques that can be used to authenticate a user. It has grabbed attention following the launch of…
Sensors in Smartphones to Top 10 Billion Unit Shipments in 2020
Today’s smartphones contsors which provide an amazing array of features and functionalities boosting the overall user experience of the device. Some…
US Holiday Promotions Mild, but Sales Appear Strong For Incumbents
Counterpoint Research and Wave7 Research have conducted joint research surveys of the US carriers and national retailers during the Black Friday…
Global Top Selling Smartphones – October 2017
According to the latest research from Counterpoint’s Market Pulse November Edition providing insights into the mobile handset market sales in the…
3Q 2017: Samsung Ahead of Apple in the German Smartphone Market
According to the latest research from Counterpoint’s Market Pulse service, Samsung and Apple dominated the German smartphone market. Samsung grew 8%…
Qualcomm takes a lead to make 5G a reality by 2019
Qualcomm’s 4G5G Summit in Hong Kong showcased significant progress which takes us closer to the commercialization of 5G. The summit stressed on…
China Mobile Global Partnership Event 2017: A Big Push Towards the IoT and 4G+ Era
China Mobile, the undisputed No. 1 mobile operator in China and around the world in terms of user base, hosted the annual global partnership event…
Blockchain: a disruptive force
In recent months, the success of Bitcoin has focused attention on its underlying technology, blockchain and led to the realisation that blockchain…
Apple continues to dominate the UK smartphone market
UK smartphones sales remained flat annually in Q3 2017, while the overall handset market (including feature phones) declined by 8% year on year.…
Huawei, Xiaomi & Apple Lead in 11.11 Singles’ Day Sale
Since 2009, Alibaba group has transformed the date of Nov 11, well-known as the Singles’ Day in China for the pictographic character “11.11”, as an…
T-Mobile, Qualcomm Unveil Plans for GB LTE and 5G
At a media event in San Jose, California, T-Mobile and Qualcomm delivered an update on GB LTE and T-Mobile revealed insights into its pre-5G and 5G…
Apple & Xiaomi strengthen position in Russia in Q3 2017
The Russian handset market grew during Q3 2017 driven by aggressive marketing campaigns from new Chinese brands. Growth was further bolstered by…
Indian Smartphone Premium Segment Grew 180% Annually in Q3 2017
India Premium segment (>₹30,000, US$465, Retail Price) grew record 180% YoY during Q3 2017 due to the strong performance of Apple, OnePlus &…
Qualcomm’s US$12 Billion China Deal Shines Amid Trump’s Visit
On November 9, U.S. President Donald trump signed a $250 billion deal with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing. As President Trump has been…
Hello Moto: Motorola returns as a top 5 smartphone OEM in the US market
According to the latest research from Counterpoint’s Market Monitor program, US smartphone shipments remained flat during the third quarter of 2017.…
Vodafone in Consumer IoT Push
Vodafone has launched four devices under a new IoT brand, V by Vodafone. The devices cover a number of different areas: V-Auto, a dongle that plugs…