Despite Recession, Brazil LTE Smartphones Grew 53% Annually in 2016
Samsung captured almost half of the total smartphone market, whereas Claro led the operator channels in terms of smartphones shipped. Lenovo and…
Global LTE Smartphone Shipments Crossed One Billion units in CY 2016
New Delhi, Mumbai, Hong Kong, Seoul, London, Buenos Aires – Feb 1st, 2017 Apple registered a record Q4 2016 surpassing Samsung in Global Smartphone…
Apple Widens Gap with Samsung in the Premium Smartphone Segment in Dec 2016
Apple captured a record share of the important premium segment widening the gap with Samsung by more than 50%. According to the latest research from…
China Smartphone Shipments Reached an All-Time High in 2016
According to the latest research from Counterpoint’s Market Monitor service, the demand for smartphones in China remained healthy during Q4 2016…
India Smartphone User Base Tops 300 Million as Smartphone Market Grew 18% YoY in 2016
Chinese brands vivo, OPPO and Lenovo, Xiaomi dominated the Indian smartphone market during the holiday season. New Delhi, Hong Kong, Seoul,…
iTel Leads the Africa Mobile Phone market, as Feature Phones Make a Comeback
According to the latest Market Monitor report from Counterpoint Research for Q3 2016, the Africa mobile handset market grew by 6% YoY mostly driven…
Bangladesh Smartphone Market Grew 20% Annually
Bangladesh Smartphone Market Grew 20% Annually New Delhi, Mumbai, Hong Kong, Seoul, London, Buenos Aires – Dec 2016 As per latest research from our…
Next Phase of ‘Make in India’ Beckons as India to Consume US$80 Billion worth Total Mobile Phone Components Over Next Five Years
A joint study from IIM Bangalore and Counterpoint Researchers, released here today, analyzes the current state of mobile phone manufacturing in India…
Meet Counterpoint at Mobile Phone Industry Chain Summit 2016 on Nov 25th in Shenzhen, China
Counterpoint Research and Reed Exhibitions Kuozhan Shanghai Co., Ltd. are jointly holding the “Mobile Phone Industry Chain Summit 2016” on Nov 25th…
Smartphone Shipments in India Reaches an All-Time Record High In Q3 2016
Overall mobile phone shipments also reached a record all-time high thanks to featurep hones making a comeback with demand growing almost 23%…
Oppo & Vivo – The New Smartphone Leaders in China
As per the latest research from Counterpoint’s Market Monitor, the demand for smartphones in China grew a healthy 8% annually and 7% sequentially in…
2Q 2016: Western Europe 4G LTE Smartphone Shipments Grew 76% Annually
While overall smartphone demand remained flat compared to last year, 4G LTE smartphone demand across UK, Germany and France jumped significantly.…
Latin America LTE Smartphones Grew 196% Annually in Q2 2016
According to the latest Market Monitor Report from Counterpoint Research, the Latin America smartphone market contracted by 14% YoY and almost flat…
Indonesia Smartphone Market Demand Recovers in Q2 2016
“Indonesia smartphone market grew 8% QoQ but still down 5% YoY as a result of “Make in Indonesia” push. Close to fifty brands are now competing for…
Oppo Becomes the Leading Smartphone Brand in China in June 2016
According to the latest research from Counterpoint’s Monthly Market Pulse, the demand for smartphones in China grew a healthy 17% annually in June.…
Smartphone Shipments Penetration Reaches 70% in Peru
According to the latest Market Monitor Report from Counterpoint Research, the overall mobile phone market in Peru shrank by 24% YoY, but the…
China: Xiaomi Led the Slow Growing Smartphone Market in 2015
The Chinese smartphone market growth stalled in 2015, making it highly competitive with close competition between Apple, Huawei and Xiaomi. However,…
900 million LTE Smartphones Shipped in 2015
Counterpoint Research's team of Analysts have completed preliminary sizing of the global handset and smartphone market as few OEMs have already…