China Smartphone Sales Decline for 10 Consecutive Weeks in First Half of 2022
China’s smartphone sales declined for 10 consecutive weeks since the sixth week of 2022 when compared to the same period in 2021, according to…
Qualcomm Retains Top Position in Global Cellular IoT Chipset Market in Q4 2021
Qualcomm, UNISOC and ASR were the top three cellular IoT chipset vendors in Q4 2021. NB-IoT contributed to almost a third of the cellular IoT…
NIO Registers Nominal Growth in Q4 2021
NIO is a leader in China’s smart electric vehicle (EV) market. After starting its business in 2014, NIO delivered its first model, the ES8, in…
Global Cellular IoT Module Revenue Grows 58% YoY in Q4 2021; 5G, 4G Cat 1 Modules Fastest Growing
Quectel and Qualcomm led the global cellular IoT module and IoT chipset markets respectively in Q4 2021. 5G contributed to nearly a quarter of the…
Chinese Smartphone OEMs’ Premium Push May Need Extra Effort
Consumption upgrade has been a key driver of China’s economy and smartphone markets reflect this as Chinese OEMs target more profitable premium…
China’s Q4 2021 Smartphone Shipments Fall 11% YoY; HONOR #2 for First Time as Momentum Builds
HONOR reached the second position for the first time after becoming an independent company. It also showed strong momentum at the beginning of 2022…
Apple Reaches its Highest Ever Market Share in China
Smartphone sales in China declined (9% YoY) for the third consecutive quarter in Q4 2021. Full-year smartphone sales declined (2% YoY) for the…
Sales on Largest Shopping Days of 2021 Give Glimpse Into 2022
Counterpoint Research analysts had interesting takeaways from the largest shopping days of 2021. These insights highlight some major trends of 2021…
China’s Singles’ Day Smartphone Sales Drop 0.7% YoY But Major Local OEMs See Good Growth
China preludes the global festival sales season with its Singles’ Day online shopping festival, held from November 1 to November 11 in recent years.…
5G Devices Capture Over Two-thirds of Global Smartphone Revenue in Q1 2021
5G, the new frontier in telecommunications technology, is being adopted faster than its predecessor, 4G. Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, we are…
China to be Cautious in Penalizing Businesses Under Anti-Foreign Sanctions Law
The new Anti-foreign Sanctions Law adopted by China earlier this month provides a legal basis for the previous administrative countermeasures…
China Handset Production Stops Shrinking For Now
Global handset production fell 16% YoY in 2020 due to disruptions at manufacturing units and a sharp drop in demand following the COVID-19 pandemic.…
5G Connected Cars to Grab 40% of China Market by 2025
Beijing, Hong Kong, New Delhi, London, Seoul, Buenos Aires, San Diego – December 18, 2020 5G connected car sales volume in China will jump to 7.1…
Government Push to Make China a Leader in 5G Connected Cars
Increasing need for real-time cloud computing and fast cloud-car communication is creating a market for 5G-enabled connected cars. Counterpoint…
Global Smartphone Market Shows Signs of Recovery in Q3, Xiaomi reaches 3rd place and Realme grows fastest at 132% QoQ
Xiaomi, for the first time, surpassed Apple to capture the third spot in the global smartphone market. Realme was the fastest-growing brand in Q3 as…
Governments Play Catch-up With Digital Economy
Propelled by rapid technological changes and dynamic market forces, the digital economy is changing fast. To be in step, governments and law-making…
Weekly Update: COVID-19 Impact On Global Automotive Industry
To receive weekly updates on the COVID-19 situation and our latest research straight to your inbox, click this link to register Click here to get the…
NIO’s Battery-as-a-Service (BaaS) Strategy: A Smart Move
Nio has launched battery as a service (BaaS) under Nio-Power, offering charging and swapping of batteries for EV owners. BaaS users can buy a Nio car…