September 18, 2017
Counterpoint Indonesia Smartphone Market Analysis Q2 2017
We analyse Indonesia smartphone market with distinct OEM & Carrier anlaysis, Price Bands, Display Size, Technology and more. Indonesia is one of…
August 26, 2017
Fragmentation of Android
Overview: Google Android is the dominant smartphone operating (OS) ecosystem. However, many OEMs are not able to implement regular updates to the…
August 1, 2017
New Local Content Regulation- An inroad to Indonesian Smartphone Market
In July 2016, Indonesian govt. introduced new TKDN rule on local content requirements for smartphones which states that staring from 2017 all 4G…
July 26, 2017
China Smartphone Subsidy Outlook
Despite the Government’s subsidy policy, subsidy plans in the Chinese market have increased in 2017. Total Operator Subsidy in the market will rise…
May 20, 2017
One in Two Smartphones Sold Globally Sports a TLC NAND Flash Memory Solution
Overview: The smartphone has become one of the most important devices in the world today, There is a rising need to incorporate greater storage…
May 10, 2016
Infographic: Q4-2015 | Mobile Market Monitor
Our Q4-2015 Market Monitor report has been published. We update one infographic in each quarter to summarize handset and smartphone market activities…
May 2, 2016
Top 100 smartphones sold in the Top 5 markets in 2015 Q3
According to Counterpoint Research Top 5 markets contributed more than half of the total shipment share in 2015 Q3 which include countries from…
May 2, 2016
USB Type C Penetration in Smartphones
USB type C adapters penetration in 2015 were mostly driven by Chinese players like LeTV, OnePlus, Xiaomi, QiKU, and Nexus smartphones. In 2016 we…
May 2, 2016
Fingerprint Sensor Penetration in Smartphones
Apple has been the key driver in the fingerprint sensor penetration since it first adopted it in 2013. In 2016 we expect most flagship smartphones to…
May 2, 2016
Monthly Market Pulse – February 2016
Please find herewith the February 2016 edition of the Counterpoint Research Market Pulse covering the global sales in January 2016. Overview: Some of…
May 2, 2016
Enter the Dragon: Chinese Brands Growth in India
As the growth options in China market are almost maxed out for Chinese brands, India, thus presents them with the only sizeable opportunity for them…
May 2, 2016
Market Monitor 2015Q4: LTE Shipments Reach 300 Million Mark
The global mobile phone industry shipped over half a billion mobile phones in Q4 2015. The smartphone segment grew (6% YoY). Geographies such as…
April 21, 2016
Vendor Share Forecast 1Q 2016-4Q 2017: LTE & Emerging Markets the Major Growth Drivers
Counterpoint’s Market Outlook provides short and long range forecasts of the total addressable market size in both volume and value. In this report…
September 27, 2015
Xiaomi’s Services Strategy Blossoming
We have been closely tracking and have extensively covered Xiaomi's business which primarily has been smartphones. Xiaomi is the world's fourth…
February 20, 2014
India a manufacturing hub for Mobile phones
India is slowly converting into a major manufacturing hub for mobile phones companies. Foreign handset vendors such as Nokia, Samsung, and LG have…