February 2020: Global Smartphone Sales Show Resilience with a 14% Decline
As COVID-19 takes its toll, market demand is fragile but global smartphone sales (sell-through) in February declined only 14% compared to last year,…
Wingtech, Huaqin and Longcheer Continued to Dominate the World’s Smartphone ODM/IDH Landscape in 2019
Samsung, OPPO, Realme & Xiaomi Drove the Uptick in Global Smartphone Design & Manufacturing outsource Market in 2019 Hong Kong, Beijing,…
Transsion Led the Kenya Smartphone Sales in 2019
Transsion Group contributed to 44% of the smartphone sales during 2019 Smartphone sales grew by 10% YoY in 2019 with the highest ever in 2019 Q4 with…
India TV shipments Climb to a Record 15 Million Units in 2019, up 15% Annually
Affordable Smart TVs continue to drive demand for the overall TV market led by Xiaomi, Samsung, LG, TCL and VU New Delhi, Hong Kong, Seoul, London,…
Samsung Captures 74% of the 5G Smartphone Sales in 2019 in the USA
5G smartphone demand was below expectations in 2019. Multi-Band Sub 6-GHz roll out and Apple iPhone will catalyze 5G smartphone demand in 2020 New…
2019, the Year the LATAM Smartphone Market Had No Growth
LATAM smartphone market grew 1.7% in Q4 2019, but slightly decreased overall in 2019. Motorola’s shipments grew more than 20% during 2019. New Delhi,…
China Captured 46% of Global 5G Sales in CY 2019
New Delhi, Mumbai, Hong Kong, Seoul, San Diego, London, Buenos Aires – February 20th, 2020 The China smartphone market sell-through declined 8% YoY…
Fugro, PTC and Mapbox Lead the Spatial Intelligence Platform Capabilities
WRLD, Nomoko and Gamesim are providing customized solutions on their platforms while NavVis, Enertiv, Siradel Engie and SketchUp are developing niche…
The Race to Open RAN Will Be A Marathon, Not A Sprint!
Seoul, Hong Kong, New Delhi, Beijing, London, Buenos Aires, San Diego February 13th, 2020 Ever since consolidation in 2013, the Radio Access Network…
China Smartphone Sales to Dramatically Fall in Q1 2020 Under the Shadow of nCoV (Novel Coronavirus) Epidemic
Within a couple of months, the COVID-19 (Novel Coronavirus) that emerged from the city of Wuhan has spread across China and the world. It bears some…
One-Third of Global Smartphones Sold in 2019 Had Embedded Hardware Security, Apple leads with 42% Market Share
Seoul, Hong Kong, New Delhi, Beijing, London, Buenos Aires, San Diego Feb 12th, 2020 Apple and Huawei implement embedded hardware security through a…
True Wireless Hearables Market Beats Expectations in 2019 with Apple to Continue Dominating in 2020
Apple expected to lead the true wireless hearables market, selling more than 100m units in 2020. Competition for second place will remain fierce,…
Samsung Captured 43% of Global 5G Smartphone Sales in 2019
Samsung led with healthy sell-through globally. Huawei was second and kickstarted a wave of 5G sales in China in Q4 2019. New Delhi, Hong Kong,…
Specs, Pricing to Help Next-Gen Samsung Galaxy S20 Continue Growth Trend
Powerful cameras, competitive pricing key selling pointsThree models likely for the initial lineupLTE variant possible for less-developed markets New…
Global Smartphone Market – Apple Gained the Top Spot in Q4 2019 While Huawei Surpassed Apple to Become the Second-Largest Brand in CY 2019
Global smartphone market returns to quarterly growth (3% YoY) in Q4 2019, but declined (1% YoY) in 2019 overall Apple iPhone shipments grew in 11%…
India Surpassed the USA to Become the Second Largest Smartphone Market in the World Reaching 158 Million Shipments in 2019
Xiaomi continues to capture the number one position for the second successive year. realme (255%), Vivo (76%), Asus (67%) and OnePlus (29%) were the…
Varta Will Continue Leading Coin Cell Micro-Battery Market for Hearables
Global micro-battery market for true wireless hearables will grow 90% year-on-year. Coin cell batteries will grow to account for 57% of the market…
Shakeout Coming in AI Chip Start-Up Market in 2020
Seoul, Hong Kong, New Delhi, Beijing, London, Buenos Aires, San Diego January 20th, 2020 The rapid adoption of AI has spurred the development of a…