Apple’s iPhone X Took 35% of Smartphone Profits in the Fourth Quarter
The flagship Apple handset nabbed 35% of the smartphone market’s profits during the fourth quarter, market researcher Counterpoint reported on…
iPhone X Alone Generated 35% of the Total Handset Industry Profits in Q4 2017
New Delhi, Mumbai, Hong Kong, Seoul, London, Buenos Aires – April 17, 2018 According to the latest research from Counterpoint’s Q4 2017, Global…
Over 100 Million Global 5G Smartphone Shipments by 2021
San Diego, Buenos Aires, London, New Delhi, Hong Kong, Beijing, Seoul – April 16, 2018 According to the latest research from Counterpoint Research,…
Alibaba Takes Control of Ele.me, at $9.5 Billion Value
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. is buying full control of the startup Ele.me as it steps up efforts to expand in China’s fast-growing market for local…
125 Million+ Connected Cars Shipments by 2022; 5G Cars by 2020
General Motors, BMW, Audi and Mercedes Benz are leading the global connected car market, as of 2017. The market is expected to get a major boost with…
US Tariff Expansions Will Affect the US Smartphone Market
US Tariff Expansions Will Affect the US Smartphone Market San Diego, Buenos Aires, London, New Delhi, Hong Kong, Beijing, Seoul March 23, 2018 On…
US Smartphone Sales Rise 2% in a Subdued Promotional Q4
San Diego, Buenos Aires, London, New Delhi, Hong Kong, Beijing, Seoul March 19, 2018 According to the latest research from Counterpoint’s Market…
The Key To The iPhone X’s Future Lies In China
Globally, Apple has shipped far fewer units of the X than projected. A recent Bloomberg report claims that Samsung, the chosen supplier of the X’s…
How the hell is Nokia the UK’s third most popular phone brand?
Contrary to all expectations, Nokia is back. Its demise has been predicted several times, but the once market-leader refuses to die. According to…
Meet Counterpoint Analysts and Industrial IoT Leaders at the International Embedded System Innovation Forum
Counterpoint Research will join hands with Messe München Electronic Show, one of the most influential exhibitions in global electronic devices…
The Surprising Growth of Used Smartphones
The refurbished market becomes the fastest growing smartphone segment in 2017. Seoul, Beijing, Hong Kong, Mumbai, London and San Diego – March 7th,…
2017: A Year of Mixed Results in the Latin American Smartphone Market
According to the latest research from Counterpoint’s Market Monitor service the Latin American (LATAM) smartphone market grew 5% YoY in 2017.…
CY 2017: Exclusive Models Across Price Points Drove Online Smartphone Shipments by 23% Annually in the Indian Market
Flipkart and Xiaomi grew the overall smartphone demand whereas Amazon and OnePlus grew the demand in premium segment across online channels…
Feature phone market in Nigeria grew 15% annually offsetting the smartphone decline in 2017
The Nigerian economy faced a major downfall due to recession. This affected the market demand for smartphones, as a result of which, consumers…
More than one billion smartphones to feature facial recognition in 2020
Seoul, Hong Kong, New Delhi, Beijing, London, Buenos Aires, San Diego February 7th, 2018 Facial recognition solutions are expected to come to a wide…
Global Smartphone Shipments Reached Record 1.55 Billion Units in CY 2017
Apple Surpassed Samsung to become the number one Smartphone Brand in 4Q 2017 Fourth Quarter Smartphone Shipments Reached 415 Million declining 5 %…
Apple Sells a Record 22 Million iPhones in USA During 4Q17
According to the latest research from Counterpoint’s Market Pulse program, the US market sold-through 51.2m smartphones during the holiday season…
Samsung aims for stronger presence in India with 2018 Galaxy A8+
Samsung Electronics is working to strengthen its presence in India’s smartphone market after losing the No. 1 spot in the country to Chinese phone…