Apple Watch Series 7 review
But one name continues to loom large in a way seldom seen in a fairly mature category. Last quarter, the Apple Watch’s active user base crossed 100…
Android Circuit: Honor’s Growing Success, Galaxy Note Returns, Microsoft’s Android Advantage
"Counterpoint’s Tarun Pathak commented that Honor has successfully rebuilt its smartphone business after parting ways from Huawei. Honor was able to…
Founder of Chinese car maker Geely launches smartphone venture
Globally, Apple dominates the market for phones priced over $400, with a market share of 57%, according to Counterpoint Research. Samsung follows…
India antitrust probe finds Google abused Android dominance, report shows
Microsoft, Amazon.com, Apple, as well as smartphone makers like Samsung and Xiaomi, were among 62 entities that responded to CCI questions during its…
South Korea Fines Google for Abusing Smartphone Dominance
“It shows the KFTC is taking action after years of sitting on the fence,” said Tom Kang, research director at Counterpoint. “It has made the verdict…
Counterpoint: Mediatek lead chipset market in Q2 2021
Counterpoint Research has posted its quarterly analysis of the smartphone SoC market, and Mediatek is the big winner between April and June 2021. The…
Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi sets sights on Samsung’s throne
“Xiaomi will probably be number No. 3 for full-year 2021,” says Yang Wang, senior analyst at Counterpoint Research...Read more
Nokia Mobile Shipped Around 12.8 Million Phones in Q2 2021
Counterpoint Research released their smartphone market research for the second quarter of 2021 and kindly provided to us the data how Nokia Mobile…
Foldable smartphone shipments could grow 10x by 2023, claims Counterpoint Research
A report from Counterpoint Research forecasts that the shipments of foldable smartphones will grow by three times this year compared to last year.…
Google’s New Pixel Phones Feature a Processor Designed In-House
The Pixel sales were lackluster for their first few years, before increasing in 2019 when the company focused more attention on lower-end handsets.…
Apple Floats Above China Technology Crackdown — For Now
Chinese technology companies like Huawei Technologies, Shenzhen Zhixin New Information Technology, Vivo Communication Technology Company and…
Intel CEO’s Chip-Building Plan Has a $50 Billion-Plus Price Tag
Less than six months into the job, Intel Corp. Chief Executive Officer Pat Gelsinger’s approach to reviving the chipmaker’s fortunes is emerging:…
Apple AirPod batteries are almost impossible to replace, showing the need for right-to-repair reform
Apple sold about 72.8 million AirPods units in 2020, according to a CounterPoint research estimate, so tens of millions of consumers will face the…
Big Tech Is Gearing Up for a Massive Fight With Modi’s India
“Silicon Valley’s social media platforms have a huge base in India and the confrontation is over who controls these users,” said Delhi-based Tarun…
Kakao Founder Becomes Korea’s Richest Person As Shares Of His Internet Giant Surge
Kakao’s digital businesses were already doing well before Covid-19. It started with a mobile messenger service and expanded through mergers and…
Taiwan’s drought is exposing just how much water chipmakers like TSMC use (and reuse)
Brady Wang, an analyst at Counterpoint Research, says that in a normal year, flush with typhoons, “no one would notice the chip industry’s water…
Huawei launches its own operating system on smartphones in challenge to Google Android
HarmonyOS could “attract the developer ecosystem and increase the install base of devices really fast,” Neil Shah, partner at Counterpoint Research,…
China’s Xiaomi Shrugs Off Covid-19 and Trump
Xiaomi’s revenue last quarter rose 55% year over year while its gross profit grew 87%, the company said Wednesday. Xiaomi sold 49.4 million…