February 6, 2023
Counterpoint Research – 5G SA Core Deployments Rise to 42 in 2022, Ericsson leads the Market followed by Nokia
Last year saw a steady growth in 5G network coverage with the number of subscribers reaching almost 1 billion worldwide. Although most of the 5G…
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…
January 27, 2023
China Smartphone Sales in 2022 Reach Lowest Level in a Decade; Apple Becomes #2 Brand for First Time
China’s smartphone sales declined 14% YoY in 2022 to record their fifth consecutive year of decline. Apple’s sales outperformed the country’s market…
December 29, 2022
Global Foldable Market Expected to Grow 52% YoY in 2023
Global foldable shipments grow 52% to 22.7 m units. Small overall but big in terms of the key ultra-premium; will pass double digits this year and…
December 24, 2022
Global Smartwatch Shipments Market Share (Q1 2021 – Q3 2022)
Global Smartwatch Shipments Market Share Q3 2022 December 24, 2023 This page represents the global smartwatch market share based on shipments by…
December 22, 2022
Top 5 Smartphone Models Share For 8 Countries
Best-Selling Smartphones in October 2022 Published date: December 22, 2022 This section shows the best-selling smartphone models in October 2022 for…
December 20, 2022
Global Smartphone Market Share: By Quarter
Global Smartphone Shipments Market Data (Q4 2020 – Q3 2022) Published Date: December 20, 2022 A repository of quarterly data for the global…
December 20, 2022
China Smartphone Market Share: By Quarter
China Smartphone Shipments Market Data (Q2 2021 – Q3 2022) Published Date: December 20, 2022 A repository of quarterly data for the China smartphone…
November 11, 2022
Huawei’s “ONE 5G” Concept Centre Stage at Global MBB Forum
Although efforts are underway to sunset 2G and 3G networks, many CSPs will need to operate multiple base station types across 2G, 3G, 4G and 5G for…
October 31, 2022
China Smartphone Sales Fall 12% YoY in Q3 2022, Beat Lockdown Impact to Rise 5% QoQ
China’s smartphone sales in Q3 2022 declined 12.4% YoY on weak demand. Apple took the crown in September in terms of market share growth, with its…
October 28, 2022
Global Smartphone Market at Lowest Q3 Level Since 2014
The global smartphone market declined by 12% YoY even as it grew by 2% QoQ to reach 301 million units in Q3 2022. While quarterly growth in Apple…
October 21, 2022
Meet Counterpoint at Global MBB Forum 2022
Our Research Vice President Neil Shah and Associate Director Gareth Owen will be attending the Global MBB Forum 2022 at Bangkok, Thailand. You can…
September 22, 2022
Future of 5G in Russia Remains Uncertain
5G in Russia is looking like a distant dream, as major network vendors Ericsson and Nokia have decided to suspend their operations in Russia, while…
August 10, 2022
Foldable Smartphone Shipments to Hit 16 Million Units in 2022, Up 73% YoY
Foldables continue to be the fastest growing smartphone product category this year. We expect their shipments to grow 73% YoY in 2022 to 16 million…
August 3, 2022
Private Networks Market: Vendors Hold Key to Operators’ Success
Private networks are still an emerging market and many players offering vertical-specific solutions or specialized services are entering the space to…
July 1, 2022
China Smartphone Sales During 618 Fell 10% YoY Amid COVID-19, Slowdown
Beijing, Hong Kong, New Delhi, Seoul, London, San Diego, Buenos Aires – July 1, 2022 This year’s 618 e-commerce festival in China, which ran from May…
June 10, 2022
Infographic: Smartwatch Market | Q1 2022
Smartwatch Market Share by Brand The global smartwatch market grew 13% YoY, reaching shipments at 33.7 million units in Q1 2022 and continued…
May 17, 2022
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…