Foldables Smartphones: 18 Million Shipments Globally by end-2022
Boston, Toronto, London, New Delhi, Beijing, Taipei, Seoul – April 20, 2021 The foldables smartphone segment has been gathering momentum, with…
TECNO Beats Samsung to Claim Africa Smartphone Top Spot in 2020
• TECNO topples Samsung as Africa's top smartphone brand. • African smartphone market was resilient in 2020. Boston, Toronto, London, New Delhi, Hong…
MVNOs North America Digital Symposium: Assessing MVNO Market Opportunities Across Canada & USA
Our Senior Analyst Hanish Bhatia will be speaking at the “MVNOs North America Digital Symposium” on 29th April 2021. The topic of his session is…
Global Cellular IoT Module Shipments Declined 6% YoY in Q4 2020
The global cellular IoT module market continued to recover sequentially but is yet to reach 2019 levels. Quectel and Qualcomm maintained their top…
Vivo Takes Lead In China Smartphone Market for the First Time
• OPPO and vivo fight for the top position in China after Huawei’s decline. • The top spot in China may change hands frequently this year. Beijing,…
Philippines Online Channels Blossom in 2020 as Smartphone Shipments Shrink
Boston, Toronto, London, New Delhi, Beijing, Taipei, Seoul – April 8, 2021 The Philippine’s smartphone market struggled last year according to…
Samsung Galaxy S21 sales doubled in the US compared to its predecessor during first 6 weeks
Boston, Denver, Toronto, London, New Delhi, Beijing, Taipei, Seoul – April 1, 2021 Initial US sales of the Samsung Galaxy S21 Series smartphone is…
China’s Xiaomi launches premium phone to challenge Apple and Samsung and fill void left by Huawei
Huawei saw its global shipments fall 41% year-on-year in the fourth quarter, according to Counterpoint Research. In Europe alone, shipments plunged…
Intel enters $90B foundry business with IDM 2.0 strategy
• Intel is fortifying its manufacturing business • It will compete directly with TSMC and Samsung foundries Hong Kong, Beijing, Taipei, Seoul,…
Thailand Smartphone Shipments: Rocky 2020 Ends Flat But on a Bright Note
Boston, Toronto, London, New Delhi, Beijing, Taipei, Seoul – March 23, 2021 Thailand’s smartphone market normalized in the fourth quarter of 2020 to…
Online Channels Grab Record 20% of Indonesia Smartphone Sales in Q4 2020
Xiaomi and realme led in Indonesia’s online channel sales in Q4 2020. Online sales increased YoY across all four quarters in 2020. Indonesia’s…
Chip shortage: Samsung warns of ‘serious imbalance’
"The semiconductor manufacturers are working hard to fill the gaps in supply," Counterpoint Research partner Peter Richardson said. "But it will…
Xiaomi Shares Soar in Hong Kong After $1.3 Billion Buyback Plan
In January, it ranked a close second to Oppo with 20% of the Chinese smartphone market, capturing much of the online clientele that Huawei has been…
Oculus Captures Half of XR Headset Market in 2020
London, San Diego, New Delhi, Beijing, Buenos Aires, Seoul, Hong Kong – March 10, 2021 The Extended Reality (XR) headset shipments in 2020 declined…
Fitbit’s first product since being acquired by Google is just for kids
Although Fitbit’s 2020 holiday lineup held its own against competition from Apple, Samsung, Huawei, and others, the company didn’t gain any market…
Q4 2020 TWS Hearables: Global Cooling With Regional Hotspots
Boston, Toronto, London, New Delhi, Beijing, Taipei, Seoul – March 9, 2021 The global TWS hearables market showed signs of normalizing in Q4 2020,…
Oppo overtakes Huawei to lead Chinese smartphone market for first time
Oppo has become the best-selling smartphone brand in China for the first time ever, according to figures from Counterpoint Research. Read more
OPPO Becomes Number 1 Smartphone Brand in China for First Time Ever
Beijing, London, San Diego, Buenos Aires, New Delhi, Seoul, Hong Kong – March 5, 2021 OPPO has risen through the ranks to become the number one…