Our Q2-2016 Market Monitor report has been published. We update one Infographic in each quarter to summarize handset and smartphone market activities in a single page.

The report tracks top vendor shipments every quarter across regions and countries which contribute to almost 90% of the total global smartphone volumes and much more at country level.

Some overview of the global mobile phone market is:

1.  Mobile handset shipments grew 5% in Q2 compared to Q1 but annually it was flat.

2.  Latin America was flat in Q2 compared to Q1 but annually shipments dropped more than 20%.

3.  China and India led the Asian markets to positive growth in Q2.

4.  Samsung and Apple lost shares as Oppo entered the Top 5 list for the first time.

5.  Samsung passed Apple to become the top brand in NA, Samsung is now No.1 in all regions.

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