Apple’s Pay Later Option May Impact US Consumption Patterns
In the latest Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC), some key updates were announced for Apple Wallet. Besides the Tap to Pay feature, which allows…
India 2021 Festive Season to See Record Smartphone Sales at $7.6 Billion
The smartphone retail average selling price (ASP) during the festive season will grow 14% to reach its highest ever at $230. High consumer demand in…
Online Smartphone Sales in Key SEA Countries at Record High in Aug
Southeast Asia (SEA) has been facing a fresh wave of COVID-19 for the past three months. While the cases are coming down in most of the region, full…
Amazon’s Big Fall Launches and Their Impact
Amazon recently held its annual Big Fall Event during which it introduced many devices mainly focusing on the smart home segment. Companies are…
COVID-19’s Online Handset Sales Impact: Temporary or Long Term Trend?
COVID-19 has had two major impacts so far with respect to the global smartphone market. One is negative growth and the other is a rapid shift to…
CORE Evaluation & Analysis: HERE, Google and TomTom Lead the Location Platform Landscape
Overview: Counterpoint’s CORE (COmpetitive Ranking and Evaluation) is a comprehensive evaluation and comparison of the leading companies and their…
E-Commerce Giants Driving Smart Agriculture Adoption in China
Facing stagnating revenues, e-commerce giants, such as Alibaba, Baidu, JD.Com and Tencent are leveraging their AI expertise to modernize agriculture…
The Rise of Pinduoduo: The New E-Commerce Challenger in China
It came as a surprise when Pinduoduo, a four-year-old e-commerce platform, started to challenge the duopoly of JD.com and Alibaba in China. Founded…
Smartphone Sales Grow 4% YoY During the Latest ‘618 E-Commerce Festival’
The popularity of third-party app platforms for shopping is increasing, especially across China’s lower-tier cities. New Delhi, Hong Kong, Seoul,…
Why Both Apple and Amazon Win in Newest Deal
Apple has made a deal with Amazon to sell Apple’s range of products including the new iPhone XR, iPhone XS / XS Max, Apple Watch Series 4, and iPad…
USA: Online Smartphone Sales Remain Strong at 13% of Total Sales in Q2 2018; Prime Exclusives by Amazon Drive Sales
Apple iPhones remain the most popular models across both online and offline channels. San Diego, Buenos Aires, London, New Delhi, Hong Kong, Beijing,…
Analysis of the winners of the 2018 China “618” mobile phone e-commerce market and 10 major trends
JD + Tmall e-commerce platforms make up 80% of the mobile phone e-commerce market; Competition between Huawei and Xiaomi ends in stalemate. New…
A New Leap Forward for China’s Smart Speaker Market
Ever since the launch of Amazon Echo in 2014, smart speakers have become an increasingly popular device among consumers. With AI and voice…
E-commerce Contribution to Smartphone Shipments Reached a Record 38% in Q1 2018
Among e-commerce platforms, Flipkart leads the market with 54% share, Mi.com climbed to 14% share while Amazon dominated the premium smartphone…
Amazon Leads the Online Smartphone Sales Channel in the US in Q1 2018
Online smartphone sales grew to 12% of all smartphones sold in the US in Q1 2018, up from 9% a year ago. Carriers’ online portals captured a combined…
China’s Mobile E-Commerce Market Overview and Predictions : April 2018
JD secured over 50% market share, Honor and Xiaomi took a lead by sales volume. New Delhi, Hong Kong, Seoul, London, Beijing, San Diego, Buenos…
WWDC 2017 : Powerful New Hardware, Augmented Reality and Machine Learning
Apple's annual WWDC 2017 kicked off today in San Jose, California. Apple’s annual WWDC 2017 conference was centred on getting its legions of…
Amazon Echo Look: playing a longer game
Amazon is introducing a new variant of the Echo voice assistant, Echo Look. It is currently available only by invitation at a cost of $199. It is…