February 2020: Global Smartphone Sales Show Resilience with a 14% Decline
As COVID-19 takes its toll, market demand is fragile but global smartphone sales (sell-through) in February declined only 14% compared to last year,…
COVID-19 Outbreak Impact on the Global TV Market
The global TV market will take a hit due to the COVID-19 outbreak in 2020. Out of the top global brands, Samsung, which has TV manufacturing…
Thailand Smartphone Market to Decline Amidst COVID-19 Pandemic: Present Scenario and Outlook
Thailand smartphone market sales declined 8% YoY in CY 2019 and we believe it will continue to decline in CY 2020 amidst Coronavirus (COVID-19)…
Wingtech, Huaqin and Longcheer Continued to Dominate the World’s Smartphone ODM/IDH Landscape in 2019
Samsung, OPPO, Realme & Xiaomi Drove the Uptick in Global Smartphone Design & Manufacturing outsource Market in 2019 Hong Kong, Beijing,…
Infographic: CY-2019 | Mobile Market Monitor
Our CY-2019 infographic has been published. We release this Infographic every year to summarize the handset market activities in a single page. Some…
INFOGRAPHIC: Q4-2019 | MOBILE MARKET MONITOR
Our Q4-2019 Market Monitor report has been published. We release one Infographic in each quarter to summarize the handset and smartphone market…
Samsung Captures 74% of the 5G Smartphone Sales in 2019 in the USA
5G smartphone demand was below expectations in 2019. Multi-Band Sub 6-GHz roll out and Apple iPhone will catalyze 5G smartphone demand in 2020 New…
Realme X50 Pro 5G Will Shape The Competitive 5G Landscape in 2020
The Realme X50 Pro 5G features a 90Hz refresh rate display. The smartphone draws its power from a Snapdragon 865 SoC. It features a 4,200mAh battery…
Samsung Unpacked Event – Lots of Folds, Pixels and 5G
Samsung Unpacked 2020 event had lots of energy and hardware announcements. In an era where it is very difficult to differentiate, Samsung did an…
True Wireless Hearables Market Beats Expectations in 2019 with Apple to Continue Dominating in 2020
Apple expected to lead the true wireless hearables market, selling more than 100m units in 2020. Competition for second place will remain fierce,…
Specs, Pricing to Help Next-Gen Samsung Galaxy S20 Continue Growth Trend
Powerful cameras, competitive pricing key selling pointsThree models likely for the initial lineupLTE variant possible for less-developed markets New…
OnePlus Grabs #1 Position in India’s Premium Smartphone Market For the Full Year
India's smartphone shipments in the premium segment (≥₹30,000 or roughly ≥US$420 retail price) grew 29% YoY to reach a record high in 2019. The…
Huawei to Play a Limited Role in UK 5G
The UK government has decided to allow Huawei a limited role in building 5G infrastructure in the country. The UK has been under pressure, especially…
Top Selling Smartphone Models by Revenue – Q3 2019
Overview: Counterpoint Research has been tracking the global smartphone industry on a monthly basis. According to Counterpoint’s latest model…
US Q3 2019 Results Give Good Hint of What to Expect in Q4
Through the first two months (October/November) of 4Q19, there have been limited changes in the OEM structure of the US market. Apple has gained…
Apple Continues to Lead Global Handset Industry Profit Share
Overall global handset profits declined 11% YoY to USD 12 billion in Q3 2019 due to an increased mix of entry to mid-tier products and a fall in…
Global True Wireless Hearables Market to Grow by 90% to 230 Million Units in 2020
The market is expected to grow at 80% CAGR from 2019 to 2022 with a similar growth momentum as the early smartphone market a decade ago Seoul, Hong…
Apple Grew 17% YoY in Canada Defying the Global iPhone Sales Trend
Apple’s global sales declined 6% YoY, but it grew volumes 17% YoY and 36% QoQ in Q3 2019 in Canada. This was largely driven by the introduction of…