February 3, 2023
2022 Global Smartphone Shipments Lowest Since 2013; Apple Regained No. 1 Rank with Highest-Ever Operating Profit Share of 85%
The global smartphone market declined by 18% YoY to reach 304 million units in Q4 2022. Apple replaced Samsung as the top smartphone player in Q4…
May 27, 2022
Samsung Reaches its Highest Monthly Market Share in 5 Years
Global smartphone sales declined 8% YoY in April 2022, but Samsung’s sales grew 9% YoY. Samsung captured close to one-fourth of the global…
January 28, 2022
Global Annual Smartphone Market Grew for the First Time Since 2017; Record Annual Shipments for Apple
Global smartphone shipments grew 4% YoY to reach 1.39 billion units in 2021. Q4 2021 shipments declined 6% YoY to reach 371 million units. Samsung…
January 26, 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…
October 14, 2021
Apple Captures 75% of Global Handset Market Operating Profit in Q2 2021
The dynamics of the top global handset OEMs keep changing from a shipment point of view, as we saw with Xiaomi becoming the second-highest selling…
September 7, 2021
Podcast – Global Smartphone Market: Musical Chairs
The global smartphone market has been through a bumpy ride during the last couple of years — US sanctions on Huawei, COVID-19, ongoing component…
June 24, 2021
Can POCO Scale New Heights as Independent Brand?
In 2020, Xiaomi spun off POCO as an independent company. Though POCO has separate management, it utilizes Xiaomi’s R&D capabilities, supply…
October 31, 2019
Global Smartphone Shipments Reached 380 Million Units, Showing Signs of Market Recovery
Samsung led the market with 21% share, strong demand for A & Note series
May 6, 2019
The Top 10 Best-Selling Smartphones in China and the World in 2018
The global economy was in turmoil in 2018. Both the global and the Chinese manufacturing industry were suffering, and trade growth slowed down. Not…
November 2, 2018
Oppo, Xiaomi and Vivo Reached Their Highest Ever Shipments in a Single Quarter, Despite a Global Slowdown
iPhone helps Apple to record 3rd quarter revenue even as shipments remain flat YoY Huawei holds on to 2nd position for the second consecutive…