China Smartphone Sales Rebound During Shopping Festival
China’s smartphone sales rebounded during the mid-year 618 (June 18) shopping festival, rising 7% YoY according to Counterpoint data. The increase…
INFOGRAPHIC: Q1 2021 | MOBILE MARKET MONITOR
Our Q1 2021 Market Monitor report has been published. We release one infographic each quarter to summarize the mobile handset market activities in a…
Big shake up in Chinese smartphone market Q1 2021; OPPO, vivo top the market, realme grows fastest
realme’s quarterly shipments grew 82% QoQ, making it the seventh biggest brand in China’s smartphone market. OPPO, vivo topped the market as Huawei…
China Handset Production Stops Shrinking For Now
Global handset production fell 16% YoY in 2020 due to disruptions at manufacturing units and a sharp drop in demand following the COVID-19 pandemic.…
China’s Smartphone Market Turns Corner in Q1 2021; 5G Takes Center Stage While vivo, OPPO Jostle For Top Spot
Boston, Toronto, London, New Delhi, Beijing, Taipei, Seoul – April 29, 2021 Smartphone shipment growth in China turned positive in Q1 2021, growing…
Apple Leads the $100 Billion+ Smartphone Market with 42% Share
Global smartphone shipment revenue crossed the $100 billion mark for the first time for a March-ending quarter to reach $113 billion. Global…
India Smartphone Shipments See Record Q1 in 2021; New COVID-19 Wave Likely to Dampen Consumer Sentiment
Xiaomi led the market in Q1 2021 with a 26% shipment share. Five out of the top 10 smartphone models in the country were from Xiaomi. Among the top…
Smartphone Storage Capacity Zooms on Increased Demand
Storage capacity is quickly gaining traction as one of the more important criteria for which smartphone OEMs compete among themselves, especially in…
Vivo Takes Lead In China Smartphone Market for the First Time
• OPPO and vivo fight for the top position in China after Huawei’s decline. • The top spot in China may change hands frequently this year. Beijing,…
Philippines Online Channels Blossom in 2020 as Smartphone Shipments Shrink
Boston, Toronto, London, New Delhi, Beijing, Taipei, Seoul – April 8, 2021 The Philippine’s smartphone market struggled last year according to…
Podcast: Online Channels Help SEA Beat COVID Blues, Attract OEMs
The South East Asia (SEA) smartphone market declined in the first half of 2020 due to COVID-19 lockdowns. But as the restrictions started to ease,…
INFOGRAPHIC: CY 2020 | Mobile Market Monitor
Our CY 2020 Market Monitor report has been published. We release one infographic each year to summarize the mobile handset market activities in a…
Thailand Smartphone Shipments: Rocky 2020 Ends Flat But on a Bright Note
Boston, Toronto, London, New Delhi, Beijing, Taipei, Seoul – March 23, 2021 Thailand’s smartphone market normalized in the fourth quarter of 2020 to…
Online Channels Grab Record 20% of Indonesia Smartphone Sales in Q4 2020
Xiaomi and realme led in Indonesia’s online channel sales in Q4 2020. Online sales increased YoY across all four quarters in 2020. Indonesia’s…
INFOGRAPHIC: Q4 2020 | MOBILE MARKET MONITOR
Our Q4 2020 Market Monitor report has been published. We release one infographic each quarter to summarize the mobile handset market activities in a…
Micromax In Note 1 Review: Noteworthy Comeback, With Room for Improvement
The Micromax In Note 1 is powered by a MediaTek Helio G85 SoC. The smartphone runs on stock Android 10 OS. It does not come pre-installed with any…
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…