Huawei Says Its Own Operating System Could Be Ready This Year If It Can’t Use Google or Microsoft
There are several challenges that could face Huawei’s own operating system. Firstly, Huawei will need to make its own software have a user experience…
Colombian Smartphone Market Continues to Grow in Q1 2019
Huawei was the fastest growing brand (76% YoY growth including HONOR co-brand), surpassing Motorola to become the second largest brand in Colombia…
The European Smartphone Market Declined 3% YoY in Q1 2019
While overall smartphone sales declined 3% annually, Chinese brands grew a record 39% YoY in the European market. Seoul, Hong Kong, New Delhi,…
Key Apple Suppliers Suffer Big Profit Drop as iPhone Woes Bite
Apple -- the biggest client of both Foxconn and Pegatron -- recorded the first-ever shipment decline for its iconic iPhones in 2018. It once again…
What Google’s Headphone Jack Reversal Means for the Industry at Large
When general consumers are forced to buy wireless earbuds, a majority gravitate to the Apple AirPods. A study conducted by Counterpoint Research…
Dell, HPE, Lenovo Lead as Cloud Server Market Surges to a US$86 Billion in 2018
Chinese OEMs and Taiwanese ODMs are beginning to gain market share and are challenging their US counterparts soon. New Delhi, Hong Kong, Seoul,…
Global Smartwatch Shipments Grew 48%YoY in Q1 2019 with One in Three Being an Apple Watch
Top nine brands contribute to 75% of the market shipment. Samsung, Fitbit, and Huawei grew exponentially in Q1 2019 Seoul, Hong Kong, New Delhi,…
Smartwatch Shipments Up 48%: Apple 36%, Samsung 11%, Imoo 9%, Fitbit 5.5% Of Market
Smartwatch shipments jumped a very healthy 48 percent year over year in the first quarter of 2019, according to a new Counterpoint research note.…
Huawei’s Global Smartphone Market Share Reaches Highest Ever Level in Q1 2019
Overall smartphone shipment declined 5% in Q1 2019, making it the sixth consecutive quarter of shipments falling. New Delhi, Mumbai, Hong Kong,…
Sell-Through in China’s Smartphone Market Continues to Decline but Bright Spots Emerge in Q1 2019
In Q1 2019, the sales volume of smartphones fell below 100 million again. Huawei, OPPO and Vivo maintain YoY growth. With the release of new models,…
Chinese Brands Capture a Record 66% of the Indian Smartphone Market in Q1 2019
Xiaomi continues to lead the India smartphone market; Samsung leads the overall handset market during the quarter. Realme continues to figure among…
T-Mobile May Lose OnePlus Exclusivity This Summer
Despite the lack of partnerships with other US carriers, OnePlus has been performing well in the premium smartphone segment, with the handset maker…
Cellular Connected Industrial Machine Shipments to Grow at 43% CAGR till 2025
ABB, Siemens, Mitsubishi Electric, Panasonic and Dürr to account for 34% of total cellular connected industrial automation machine shipments during…
Meet Counterpoint at the Commercial Vehicle Forum, Pune
We will be attending the Commercial Vehicle Forum on April 25 Our Consulting Director, Vinay Piparsania will be attending the Commercial Vehicle…
Energy Harvesting – A Key Enabling Technology for IoT?
Seoul, Hong Kong, New Delhi, Beijing, London, Buenos Aires, San Diego April 17th, 2019 Energy harvesting could make many large-scale IoT sensor…
Apple iPhone XR Was the Top-Selling Smartphone in the US during February
Counterpoint’s US smartphone churn tracker shows 20% of Apple iPhone XR users were previously using an iPhone 7 The iPhone XR also converted the most…
Samsung Galaxy S10 Sales are 16% Higher Than Last Year’s Galaxy S9 Series During its First Week in the US
Counterpoint’s weekly smartphone tracker reveals first week sales of Samsung S10 series is better than its predecessor. The S10 Plus is the…
Counterpoint: Apple Dominates Premium Smartphone Market, OnePlus Enters Top 5
Apple sold the most premium ($400 and up) smartphones in 2018 according to new Counterpoint Research data. A new entrant - OnePlus cracked the…