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Smartphone market headed for mid-range mediocrity

Thanks to the coronavirus pandemic, a lot more people are too skint to fork out for a flagship smartphone.

• 18 Sep 2020

Analyst estimates are all over the place, but consensus is PC sales are up

The PC segment has been slowly declining quarter-on-quarter for years, but COVID-19 has seemingly offered a surge in interest, albeit a short-lived one.

• 10 Jul 2020

Gartner: Smartphone shipments nose-dived 20% during Q1

Smartphone shipments have been slashed across the industry during the first three months of 2020, though Xiaomi managed to post some year-on-year growth.

• 02 Jun 2020

China 5G interest surges 17% smartphone growth in April

The rest of the world might be working its way through a smartphone slump, but 5G is providing the catalyst for growth in the Chinese markets.

• 12 May 2020

CTA paints gloomy picture for US consumer tech industry

The Consumer Technology Association (CTA) has published new forecasts for smartphone, laptop and TV sales in the US, which do not look the most attractive.

• 27 Apr 2020

Worst case scenario: European smartphone shipments down by 50% for 2020

IDC estimates suggest European smartphone shipments could halve year-on-year for 2020 if the pandemic hits as hard as it is threatening to.

• 16 Apr 2020

Samsung claims the 5G lead after 6.7 million shipments

It might be nothing more than a symbolic milestone for the moment, but Samsung claims to be leading the way for 5G device shipments at the close of 2019.

• 03 Jan 2020

Apple given golden opportunity to crack India with relaxed rules

Apple has struggled to gain any sort of traction in the Indian markets to date, but new Government rules could perhaps open the door a crack.

• 29 Aug 2019

The calm before the storm – semiconductor sales plummet in Q2

Data from the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) show semiconductor sales are hitting depressing levels, though history suggests this might be the fast before the feast.

• 06 Aug 2019

US consumers need more than incremental gains from 5G

The last few years has seen an increasing number of consumers hold onto devices for longer, and the trend does not seem to be changing right now.

• 01 Jul 2019

Huawei holds onto number two smartphone spot… for the moment

Huawei has held onto the number two spot for smartphone shipments during the first quarter of 2019, but storm clouds are gathering on the horizon.

• 28 May 2019

Apple fights back in China with iPhone price cuts

Apple has taken advantage of a reduction in Value Added Tax (VAT) to cut the price of some iPhone models as it attempts to recapture the attention of distracted Chinese consumers.

• 03 Apr 2019

Smartphone segment in for another rough year – CCS Insight

Analyst firm CCS Insight is predicting the smartphone segment could be in for another year of drudge, with year-on-year shipments forecast to decline by 3%.

• 27 Mar 2019

India defies global trends as smartphone shipments grow 20%

IDC has released its quarterly estimates of smartphone shipments for India, claiming 33.5 million units were sold across the period, a year-on-year increase of 20%.

• 13 Aug 2018

Smartphone shipments down but Huawei has something to cheer about

Shipments of smartphones across the second quarter of 2018 were down 1.8% year-on-year, though Huawei managed to sell enough devices to leapfrog Apple into second place on the rankings table.

• 01 Aug 2018

Global smartphone market Q2 2015 – Apple and Huawei move on Samsung

Quarterly revenue announcements from the likes of Samsung, Sony and LG mean the analysts are publishing their Q2 2015 smartphone shipment numbers. Despite seeming to improve its flagship smartphone offering with the two Galaxy S6 devices, market leader Samsung continues to see its shipments decline. One of the reasons could be a miscalculation of demand […]

• 30 Jul 2015

Global smartphone market Q4 2014 – Apple and Samsung share top spot

While opinion about unpublished numbers, such as Samsung’s, will always be divided among analysts, it’s clear that Apple’s stellar Q4 has brought its shipment numbers very close to Samsung’s. This isn’t a total surprise as Q4 is always Apple’s blow-out quarter for the iPhone, but considering Samsung operates across all price tiers, while Apple is premium-only, it’s still quite an achievement.

• 29 Jan 2015