Comparing Mid-range 5G Smartphones for Around $700 and Below
5G smartphone prices are coming down rapidly. We had to revise down our forecasts for 5G smartphone prices during 2020 and, consequently, our volume…
Apple Shipped Record iPhones in Q4 2020, Global Smartphone Market Continues to Recover
• The global smartphone market continued to recover in Q4 2020, rebounding 8% QoQ to 395.9 million units. • Apple’s 8% YoY and 96% QoQ growth helped…
Resilient India Smartphone Market Crosses 150 Million Units in Pandemic-Hit 2020
The Indian smartphone market registered a modest 4% decline in the pandemic-hit year. The market crossed 100 million units in the second half of…
Low, Mid TWS Segment Sees Fast Expansion in Q3 2020
Global TWS market grew 24% QoQ in Q3 2020. China and Asia-Pacific showed highest growth. Premium TWS brands’ market expansion slowed while low- and…
Chinese Brands Set to Challenge Samsung in LATAM
Latin America’s smartphone market dynamics have changed significantly in 2020. Sales plunged in H1 2020 as the COVID-19 pandemic forced closure of…
Customers in India Spend Average INR 2,400 ($32) on Servicing of Out-of-Warranty Smartphones
New Delhi, San Diego, Buenos Aires, London, Hong Kong, Beijing, Seoul – December 1, 2020 Customer service has become a key factor in finalizing a…
Samsung Surpasses Huawei to Lead Russia Smartphone Market in Q3 2020
The share of online smartphone sales reached 34% during Q3 2020, breaking the previous quarter’s record. Huawei led online channel sales with 27.8%…
India TWS Shipments Grow 723% YoY in Q3 2020, Led by boAt, Xiaomi, realme
The top three brands contributed almost half of the total shipments in Q3 2020. boAt emerged as the leading brand with 18% market share while Xiaomi…
Young Brand realme Grew 132% QoQ in Q3 2020, Becoming World’s Fastest Brand to Hit 50 Million Shipments Since Inception
Global smartphone shipments in Q3 2020 grew by 32% Quarter-on-Quarter (QoQ), but declined by 4% year-over-year (YoY) to around 380 million units,…
India Smartphone Market Clocks Highest-ever Shipments in a Single Quarter, Samsung Recaptures Top Spot
Indian smartphone market crossed 53 million units in Q3 2020. The smartphone shipments registered 9% YoY growth as brands rushed for channel-fill…
Indonesia Smartphone Market Sales Register 20% YoY Decline in Q2 2020, Online Market Share Hits All-time High of 19%
The smartphone market in Indonesia declined 9% QoQ in Q2 2020. Vivo led the market with 21.2% share, followed by OPPO (20.6%) and Samsung (19.6%).…
realme’s SEA smartphone shipments grew fastest in Q2 at 141% YoY, despite a declining market
realme entered the top 5 brands in all key SEA markets (Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam) for…
Online Channel Share Increases to 43% in the Indian Smartphone Market in Q2 2020 As Consumers Preferred Contact-Less Shopping Experience
Amazon held its highest ever 47% share among online channels Flipkart led the sub-INR 10,000 segment with more than 50% share in online channels…
Pent-Up Smartphone Demand after April, May Lockdown Pushes the June 2020 Volumes to Pre-COVID Levels & the Smartphone User Base in India Beyond the Half a Billion Mark
The smartphone market declined 51% YoY in Q2 2020 as April was a washout. Xiaomi led the Indian Smartphone Market with a 29% shipment share. Samsung…
Smartphone CIS Sensors to Top Five Billion Units in 2020 as Quad-Camera Smartphone Designs Ramp Despite COVID-19
In 1Q20, the penetration of quad-camera smartphones reached almost 20% of global smartphone shipments. OPPO, Xiaomi, Huawei, and Samsung together…
realme is the Fastest Growing Smartphone Brand in the South East Asia Market in Q1 2020
realme grew 173% YoY, continued to be in top 5 in the South East Asia smartphone market for Q1 2020 realme was among the top 5 players in the key…
Realme X50 Pro 5G Delivers Smooth and Reliable Performance with Future Proof Connectivity
The 90Hz display refresh rate makes UI butter smooth. The 65W fast charging tops up the 4,200mAh battery in 35 minutes. Realme X50 Pro 5G offers good…
India’s Smartphone Market Grew a Modest 4% Annually in Q1 2020 as COVID-19 Impacted Late in the Quarter
As a result of the pandemic, overall 2020 smartphone shipments are expected to decline by 10%. Xiaomi's smartphone market share reached the highest…