Transsion Updates Q2 2022: Resilient Q2 Performance Driven by Pivot to Value, But Macroeconomic Challenges Remain
August 29, 2022 Transsion Holdings reported a 3.7% YoY increase in its Q2 2022 revenue to RMB 12.1 billion and a 4.5% YoY decline in net profit to…
MEA Smartphone Shipments Decline 7.8% YoY in Q2 2022 on Macro Headwinds
MEA smartphone shipments retreated 7.8% YoY and 10% QoQ in Q2 2022 to 38 million units. This was the lowest level since Q2 2020, or since the depth…
Counterpoint Macro Index Drops to Lowest Level in Two Years in June 2022
The Counterpoint Macro Index reading of 82.86 for June 2022 marks the index’s worst reading for the year and the lowest since June 2020. The war in…
MEA Smartphone Market Drops 4% YoY in Q1 2022 on Macroeconomic Concerns
MEA smartphone sales retreated 4% YoY in Q1 2022, mainly due to macro concerns. Samsung sales dropped YoY but saw their market share rebound from…
MEA Smartphone Market Grows 15% YoY in 2021 as Digital Adoption Accelerates
MEA smartphone sales grew 15% YoY in 2021, marking the best year ever for the market. Samsung continued to top the market, though its lead was…
MEA Smartphone Market Witnesses Best Q3 on Record; Samsung Reverses Decline, TECNO Solidifies Position
MEA smartphone shipments grew 1% YoY and 7.5% QoQ in Q3 2021. The quarter was the best Q3 on record, registering shipments of 46.5 million devices.……
POCO F3 Long-term Review: Attractively Priced ‘Flagship Killer’, But Some User Experience Compromises
The POCO F3 is powered by the 7nm Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 SoC. It features an AMOLED 6.67-inch screen with a 120Hz refresh rate. Price starts at…
MEA Smartphone Market Sees Best Q2 on Record; Samsung Leads but TECNO, Xiaomi Close Gap
MEA smartphone sales grew 35% YoY during Q2 2021, making it the best Q2 on record. Samsung continued to hold the top spot in the region by…
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’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…
TECNO Beats Samsung to Claim Africa Smartphone Top Spot in 2020
• TECNO topples Samsung as Africa's top smartphone brand. • African smartphone market was resilient in 2020. Boston, Toronto, London, New Delhi, Hong…
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,…
China’s ‘Two Sessions’ See a Great Wall of Supply Chain Resilience, Next-Gen Technologies
The March 5-11 plenary sessions of the two organizations that make China’s national-level political decisions introduced a range of important…
Middle East Smartphone Market Sees Light at the End of 2020 Tunnel
The Middle East smartphone market contracted in 2020 after experiencing big declines during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic in the second…
Transsion Continues to Ascend in Africa’s Mobile Handset Market
Transsion Holdings, the leading mobile phone brand in Africa, went public on the Shanghai Stock Exchange in September 2019. The company currently has…
Ant Group: Behemoth on an Ever-expanding Racecourse
Ant Group is expected to raise about $34.5 billion in a dual listing on the Hong Kong and Shanghai bourses on November 5, likely becoming the biggest…