Meet Counterpoint at Mobile Phone Industry Chain Summit 2016 on Nov 25th in Shenzhen, China
Counterpoint Research and Reed Exhibitions Kuozhan Shanghai Co., Ltd. are jointly holding the “Mobile Phone Industry Chain Summit 2016” on Nov 25th…
Xiaomi Shifting to Offline Channel and Releasing Two New Products
Counterpoint attended Xiaomi’s fall new product release conference in Beijing on Sep 27th. The conference introduced two products, Xiaomi TV 3s and…
iPhone 7 and Apple Watch Series 2 underwhelm, but still hit the mark
The yawning, eye-rolling and laughs of derision were understandable. The iPhone 7 launch was classic Apple; making a virtue out of features and…
Nokia – More Phoenix than Phone
In Greek mythology the Phoenix was a bird that died in flames and was then reborn from the ashes of its predecessor. Nokia's mobile phone business…
Huawei Sprinkles Hollywood Glamour on P9 and P9 Plus
UPDATED with some comparative photos from the P9 sample device. Huawei has been one of the fast moving brands over the last two years. It was early…
Argentina LTE Smartphones Grew More Than 1600% Annually
According to the latest Market Monitor Report from Counterpoint Research, Argentina’s mobile device market had more than 214% YoY and 27% sequential…
Freedom 251- A smartphone for the price of a datapack that can exhaust soon
Normally I don't receive any calls early in the morning. So when I received one yesterday from my cousin in Jammu, I knew something interesting was…
Apple wins dual crowns in September – China and US
Apple wins dual crowns in September – China and US Seoul, Hong Kong, Mumbai and London – October 27, 2015 According to Counterpoint Research’s…
Huawei — Does the P in P8 stand for Persistence?
When asked how Huawei is planning to address the issue of developing a strong brand personality, one of the marketing leads for its Consumer Group…
Russia – heading for recession, mobile market will contract
We have been warning for some months that Russia is heading for tough times. The international response to Russia's intransigent position in Ukraine…
Infographic: The Q2 Handset/Smartphone Market in One Page
Below is one of the infographics we update quarterly to summarize the events each quarter for the handset and smartphone market. The data comes from…
Snapshot of the smartphone market in May 2014
Every month we track the smartphone market across 35 countries from the supply chain to the retail POS and consumers to create accurate data and…
MWC 2014: An Event it was
MWC 2014 Overview This year's Mobile World Congress held in Barcelona, provided the industry with the next iteration of smart, cheap and…