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…
Qualcomm Sees Positive Results: What Does It Say About 5G, Coronavirus, and China-Us Trade Relations?
Qualcomm reported strong quarterly earnings with revenues up 5% and net income up 13%. The 1.5x larger ASPs of 5G vs. 4G are beginning to be seen.…
Apple Quarterly Results Eclipse Expectations; iPhone Drives the Quarter
Apple results in their largest quarter of the year were above expectations. The big driver was iPhone sales. Many believed this would be a…
CES 2020 Quick Recap!
More than 175,000 people and over 4,400 companies exhibited at the Consumer Electronics Show 2020 in Las Vegas. This is down slightly from past…
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…
POST EVENT COVERAGE: DAY 2 SNAPDRAGON TECH SUMMIT :: Qualcomm Unveils the Snapdragon 865 5G Platform
Qualcomm unveiled its Snapdragon 865 platform at its annual coming out party, again in beautiful Maui. It is impossible to give a true critique of…
SDC19: Samsung’s DevCon Grows Attendance and Influence
Counterpoint attended the sixth annual Samsung Developer’s Conference (SDC19). Each year the event has grown in size and influence. This year’s event…
Early Look Into Q3 2019 US Smartphone Sales Shows Weakness, but Apple iPhone Launch Above Expectations
The US market sold through 11.3 million smartphones in August. This is down 4% when compared with August 2018. When looking at how Q3 is shaping up,…
Global Refurbished Smartphone Market Declines 2% During H1 2019
India, Latin America, and Africa were the only geographies where the secondary market grew Uncertainties from the China-US trade war made the…
What Apple Announced in the Steve Jobs Theatre
Apple had its yearly pilgrimage to the orchard above the Apple campus to announce new hardware. As usual, the Steve Jobs Theatre was packed with both…
US Consumers Expecting to Pay More for 5G Smartphones; Excited for Rollout of 5G
Over 80% of consumers have a very positive opinion about 5G; Faster download speeds are the expected key benefit Seoul, Hong Kong, New Delhi,…
Key Takeaways from the Big 5G Event
Hearing from the major players within the 5G ecosystem, it is easy to be overcome by the hype and promises of 5G. When talking one-on-one with the…
The 6 Key Questions Answered from the Apple-Qualcomm Settlement
What did Apple and Qualcomm agree on? Apple will pay Qualcomm a one-time lump sum amount. The number was not made public, but Qualcomm noted there…
Google Pixel 3 and OnePlus 6T Sales Driven by Previous Samsung Owners in Q4 2018
Both the devices have failed to swing iOS users over to Android. Over 80% of Pixel 3’s volumes are coming from previous Android smartphone owners.…
5G Rollout Race Begins with Verizon Lighting Up Chicago and Minneapolis
Verizon brought in their 5G launch date by over a week announcing on April 3rd that Chicago and Minneapolis are live. Initially, the launch was…
US Premium Segment Stalls as Smartphone Market Weakness Continues in Q1
The US market continued its downward sales trend in February. Apple is holding its market share in a declining US market, but volume mix is shifting…
January Marks 14th Consecutive Month of YoY Decline in US Smartphone Sales
The US market continued its downward sales trend in January 2019. November of 2017 was the last month that showed a YoY volume gain. San Diego,…
Global Refurbished Smartphone Market Growth Slows to 1% in 2018
The secondary industry was affected by the 11% drop in new smartphone sales in key supply countries such as China and the United States leading to a…