Global smartphone recovery hampered by component shortages
The Q4 21 global smartphone shipment numbers show the recovery from the Covid slump of 2020 has been hampered by the chip crisis.
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Global smartphone shipments jump 24% in Q1 2021
Strategy Analytics was the first out of the blocks with its global smartphone numbers this quarter and it reveals a significant rebound from last year’s challenges.
Size matters as tablet sales rise
Global sales of tablets will grow this year for the first time in six years, one analyst firm predicts, with an increase in home usage meaning consumers are turning to larger-screen devices.
Work from home helps drive up wearable market by 30% – IDC
The Q1 wearable shipment numbers showed strong growth, with the wireless headset segment up by nearly 70%, partly driven by working from home employees’ need to block out unwanted noise.
Global smartphone shipments fall by 17% coz of coronavirus
The latest smartphone shipment numbers from Strategy Analytics reveal an unprecedented drop that can only be due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Chinese smartphone sales plummet
The latest numbers from Counterpoint Research reveal Q1 2020 smartphone sales in China plunged by 22%.
Google Pixel starts to challenge Samsung in UK Android market
The UK Android smartphone market is dominated by Samsung, but its OS partner is starting to pose a serious threat, according to new research.
The global tablet market is shrinking
The latest global tablet shipment numbers from Strategy Analytics show the overall market shrank by 10% in Q4 but was otherwise boringly stable.
Q4 2019 smartphone market: Apple bounces back as Huawei retreats
The Strategy Analytics numbers for the Q4 2019 global smartphone market are out and a couple vendors fared much better than the rest.
Early 5G smartphone market all about Samsung and Huawei
Research firm Strategy Analytics has been looking at last year’s 5G smartphone shipments and found most of them were accounted for by just two vendors.
US marketing lies about 5G are counter-productive
New research from Strategy Analytics has found that US consumers are so confused by 5G marketing that almost a fifth of them think they already have it.
Apple forecast to dominate the 5G smartphone market next year
A report from analyst firm Strategy Analytics reckons that then Apple launches its 5G iPhones next year it will immediately become the biggest 5G player.
Global smartphone market returns to growth, driven entirely by Samsung and Huawei
Shipments in the global smartphone industry returned to growth for the first time in two years according to the latest numbers from Strategy Analytics.
Q2 smartphones: Samsung grows, Huawei slows and Apple flows
The latest global smartphone shipment numbers reveal a return to growth for Samsung, a major reduction in growth for Huawei and transition for Apple.
Global smartphone shipments plunge to lowest level since 2014
The decline of the global smartphone market continues but nobody sent Huawei the memo as it raced past Apple into second place.
Huawei forecast to have narrow advantage in 5G RAN race
Analyst firm Strategy Analytics has taken a look at the runners and riders in the global 5G race and has Huawei ahead of its rivals by a nose.
Prepaid market is an operator blind spot – research
Some new research commissioned by mobile financial services company Juvo has concluded operators are wasting loads of cash through prepaid churn.
UK and US smartphone markets in steep decline
The latest numbers from industry trackers Strategy Analytics reveal UK smartphone shipments fell 14% in Q4 2018.
Smartphone market continues to plunge, with Samsung worst hit
Samsung’s smartphone shipments have declined for the past four quarters and the overall market has followed.
Amazon loosens tight grip on smart speaker market
New estimates from Strategy Analytics have Amazon maintaining its lead in the smart speaker market, but it’s starting to erode as more mainstream brands hit the market.
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