H1 2021 Sees 5G Smartphone Shipment Share Zooming to 43.2% in Japan Market
Braving the COVID-19 pandemic, Japan’s smartphone shipments grew 27% YoY to 19.7 million units in H1 2021, according to the latest numbers from…
Podcast: High-res, Lossless Audio Crucial in Delivery of Music in its Purest Form
Personal and home audio technology has greatly evolved over the years. We have moved from wired to mono Bluetooth and stereo wireless headphones to…
User Survey: Apple Will Continue to Dominate Germany TWS Market
More than 40% of the current TWS users plan for a next TWS purchase in a year or less. 71% of the TWS users again plan to opt for a TWS for their…
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…
Japan Smartphone Sales Recover to Pre-COVID Levels in Q3 2020
• Low- and mid-end devices drive recovery • Q4 to maintain momentum, led by iPhone 12 Japan’s smartphone market showed clear signs of recovery in Q3…
Thales, G+D, ST Micro Lead eSIM Enablement Landscape
While Idemia, Valid and Truphone are fast-emerging enablers with growing reach, Workz and software-based eSIM providers Kigen and Oasis are this…
Aftershokz Aeropex Review: No Bone to Pick Here
The excitement around hearables is currently driven by true wireless stereo (TWS) devices. Sales of TWS are growing rapidly, even amid the pandemic,…
The Rise of Smartphone Players in the Smart TV Market
Smartphone makers are now eyeing the smart TV market globally. Smart TV is a natural extension for a lot of device makers as they are quite familiar…
Top 10 Automotive Announcements in CES 2020
The Consumer Electronics Show (CES), one of the largest global platforms to showcase consumer electronics technologies and innovation, was held in…
Apple is the Most Preferred True Wireless Hearable Brand for Future Purchase in the US
Greater democratization of wireless technology and reduction in prices will help wireless hearables become mainstream in the next two-three years.…
IFA2019 – Mid-Range Smartphones Get Some Much-Needed Attention
In the smartphone market, a lot of emphasis is given to flagship products – they are the ones that tend to receive the first release of new…
Game Console Market Set for a Leap in 2020
A game console is a high-tech gadget primarily designed for consumers to play computer games at home in contrast to home PCs or arcade machines.…
2Q 2016: Western Europe 4G LTE Smartphone Shipments Grew 76% Annually
While overall smartphone demand remained flat compared to last year, 4G LTE smartphone demand across UK, Germany and France jumped significantly.…
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…
Top 10 Smartphones in May 2014 – Galaxy S5 Fails To Displace iPhone 5s
Apple’s iPhone 5s is still the bestselling smartphone in May 2014, 8 months after its launch last year. Samsung's new flagship, Galaxy S5 comes in at…
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…
Top Mobile Devices Trends in 2014
Technologically speaking there has never been a dull year in mobile industry. Every year promises and brings in new technologies, disruptions,…