Samsung Changes Come as Growth in Chips and Smartphones Faces Challenges
“Flat growth, stale agendas about the future—these are things that Samsung’s leader Lee Jae-yong wants to change. And to do that he’s appointing new…
HMD Global backs out of Nokia 9 PureView Android 11 upgrade, blames camera system
These are customers who paid between $599 and $699 for the premium Nokia 9 PureView back in 2019 after it made quite a splash with its quintuple rear…
Amazfit Ranked Third in Global Smartwatch Shipments in Q3 2021
CUPERTINO, Calif., Nov. 24, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Amazfit, a brand of Zepp Health (NYSE: ZEPP), ranked third in global smartwatch shipments in the…
A Japanese toaster company makes the most unique Android phone of the year
Consumers are buying big phones, and devices with under 6-inch displays only account for 10 percent of the market, according to Counterpoint…
Semiconductor Industry Isn’t Spending Big on Scarce Old-Tech Chips
“If you think about oversupply, that’s very scary,” said Dale Gai, a Taiwan-based research director at Counterpoint who focuses on…
India’s TWS earbuds shipments surpassed 8 million units in Q3 2021; boAt leads the way – Counterpoint
The latest numbers coming from the Counterpoint Research Service indicate that the total true wireless earbuds shipments from India reached 8 million…
The chip shortage hit hard in Q3 2021, but smartphone brands still coined it
Meanwhile, Counterpoint Research also revealed that despite the shipment decline, the industry saw record third-quarter revenue of over $100 billion…
Huawei launches smartphone overseas despite U.S. sanctions crippling its mobile phone business
In Europe, Huawei’s market share has gone from 13.4% in the second quarter of 2019 to 0.3% in the same period this year, according to Counterpoint…
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.…