Resilient India Smartphone Market Crosses 150 Million Units in Pandemic-Hit 2020
The Indian smartphone market registered a modest 4% decline in the pandemic-hit year. The market crossed 100 million units in the second half of…
Global Refurbished Smartphone Market Fell 9% in 2020
Boston, Toronto, London, New Delhi, Beijing, Taipei, Seoul – January 20, 2020 The global refurbished smartphone market fell 9% YoY in 2020, according…
Samsung Galaxy S21 Facing Challenges Ahead of Intensifying Competition and Uncertain 2021
San Diego, Seoul, Singapore, Hong Kong, New Delhi, Beijing, London, Buenos Aires January 7, 2020 Expectations are high that Samsung Electronics will…
MediaTek Becomes Biggest Smartphone Chipset Vendor for First Time in Q3 2020
More than 100 million smartphones were sold globally with MediaTek chipsets in Q3 2020. Qualcomm led the market for 5G chipsets in Q3 2020. New…
Apple’s October – November iPhone Sales Signal Record Quarter and 2021
Seoul, Hong Kong, New Delhi, Beijing, London, Buenos Aires, San Diego December 23, 2020 Apple is likely to break previous iPhone sales records during…
Tie-up With Carl Zeiss a Big Gain for vivo’s Camera Capabilities
Beijing, Hong Kong, New Delhi, London, Seoul, Buenos Aires, San Diego – December 23, 2020 On December 17, vivo announced that it had entered a…
Customers in India Spend Average INR 2,400 ($32) on Servicing of Out-of-Warranty Smartphones
New Delhi, San Diego, Buenos Aires, London, Hong Kong, Beijing, Seoul – December 1, 2020 Customer service has become a key factor in finalizing a…
Samsung Surpasses Huawei to Lead Russia Smartphone Market in Q3 2020
The share of online smartphone sales reached 34% during Q3 2020, breaking the previous quarter’s record. Huawei led online channel sales with 27.8%…
India Smartphone Market Clocks Highest-ever Shipments in a Single Quarter, Samsung Recaptures Top Spot
Indian smartphone market crossed 53 million units in Q3 2020. The smartphone shipments registered 9% YoY growth as brands rushed for channel-fill…
Nokia Phones Lead the Trust Rankings
Counterpoint Research trust rankings are based on four pillars: software, security, build quality, and enterprise-recommended devices. This is the…
Samsung Smartphones Rebound in July-August, Widen Gap With Other Brands
• After losing its crown in April, Samsung has rebuilt its market share. • The company has also recaptured the top spot in India. Seoul, Hong Kong,…
Survey: 60% in Spain to Cut Budget for Next Smartphone
45% of the respondents will cut down their budget for the next smartphone by more than 10%. Nearly 60% of the respondents will wait longer than usual…
Qualcomm Leads Market Despite Losing Share to HiSilicon In Q2 2020
Huawei shipments in China increased, leading to a decline in Qualcomm market share. The tightening of restrictions on Huawei will hit HiSilicon…
Indonesia Smartphone Market Sales Register 20% YoY Decline in Q2 2020, Online Market Share Hits All-time High of 19%
The smartphone market in Indonesia declined 9% QoQ in Q2 2020. Vivo led the market with 21.2% share, followed by OPPO (20.6%) and Samsung (19.6%).…
LATAM Smartphone Shipments Fall 36% YoY in Q2 2020 on COVID-19
Online sales more than doubled in the region. Motorola's share increased by 7.1 percentage points. Smartphone shipments in LATAM declined 19.5%……
Smartphone ODMs See 12% YoY Growth in 1H 2020 Under Severe Market Headwinds
San Diego, Buenos Aires, London, New Delhi, Hong Kong, Beijing, Taiwan, Seoul 28 August 2020 Smartphone shipments from ODM/IDH (Original Design…
realme’s SEA smartphone shipments grew fastest in Q2 at 141% YoY, despite a declining market
realme entered the top 5 brands in all key SEA markets (Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam) for…
Russia Online Smartphone Sales Highest Ever in Q2 2020
M.Video-Eldorado led online smartphone sales with a 35% market share during Q2 2020 Total online smartphone market share reached its highest ever…