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TECNO retains top spot as smartphone sales in Nigeria rise by 81% in 2021

May 3, 2022 admin 0

Annual smartphone sales in Nigeria grew by 81% YoY in 2021, according to Counterpoint Research’s Global Monthly Handset Sales Tracker. Nigeria’s smartphone market entered a slowdown in early 2020 amid pandemic restrictions. However, the market [c]

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realme ranked as fastest-growing major 5G brand globally in fourth quarter of 2021

March 18, 2022 admin 0

Smartphone brand realme ended 2021 with its 5G smartphone shipments growing fastest among major 5G brands in the December-ended quarter, according to the latest data from Counterpoint Research’s Market Monitor service. This was the third quarter in [c]

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Smartphones had over 40% of global shipments in 2021 as revenues jumped to $450 billion

February 25, 2022 admin 0

The global smartphone market revenue crossed $448 billion in 2021, according to the latest research from Counterpoint’s Market Monitor Service. The revenues grew by 7% YoY and 20% QoQ even as component shortages and COVID-19 restrictions continued [c]

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Global annual smartphone market grew for first time since 2017

January 28, 2022 admin 0

The global smartphone market grew for the first time since 2017, with annual shipments reaching 1.39 billion units in 2021, according to the latest research from Counterpoint Research’s Market Monitor service. Despite the 4% annual growth, however, annual shipments [c]

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Global PC shipments up by 3.1% YoY in fourth quarter of 2021 as component supply improves

January 21, 2022 admin 0

Global PC shipments reached 90.3 million in the fourth quarter of 2021 to maintain their year-on-year (YoY) growth momentum at 3.1%, coming on a relatively high base in 2020. The situation on the component supply [c]

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HERE was the top location platform in 2021, ahead of Google and TomTom

January 14, 2022 admin 0

The tech industry is going through an “intelligent” digital transformation wave as data collected from the billions of connected fixed and mobile assets is converted into actionable intelligence and insights. However, all the intelligence is [c]

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Extended Reality headset shipments to surpass 100 million units by 2025

January 12, 2022 admin 0

Shipments of Extended Reality (XR) headsets – that is Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR) – are projected to grow about 10 times from 11 million units in 2021 to 105 million in 2025, [c]

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MediaTek tops global smartphone processor shipments in third quarter of 2021

January 3, 2022 admin 0

Global smartphone AP (Application Processor)/SoC (System on Chip) shipments grew by 6% YoY in the third quarter of 2021, according to the latest research from Counterpoint’s Foundry and AP/SoC Service. According to the report, 5G [c]

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TECNO shares new advances in mobile camera technology at Counterpoint event

December 1, 2021 admin 0

TECNO outlined its latest technologies and achievements at a webinar entitled “Global Mobile Camera Trends 2022: Innovation Talk”. The event was organized with Counterpoint. Webinar speakers addressed developments on mobile imaging technology. TECNO, highlighted its [c]

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Africa and Middle East smartphone market experienced the best third quarter on record

November 29, 2021 admin 0

Smartphone shipments in the Africa and Middle East (MEA) region grew by 1% YoY and 7.5% QoQ in the third quarter of 2021, according to the latest research from Counterpoint’s Market Monitor service. Despite pent-up [c]

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Even with supply shortages, smartphone main camera resolution continues to improve

November 16, 2021 admin 0

Despite supply shortages, smartphone rear cameras are increasingly adopting high-resolution image sensors, which continue to penetrate lower-end smartphone segments. According to the latest research from Counterpoint Smartphone Camera Tracker, smartphones featuring rear main cameras powered by [c]

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Global wireless audio devices market saw lackluster performance in second quarter of 2021

September 13, 2021 admin 0

The global market for truly wireless stereo (TWS) hearables experienced a less-than-impressive performance quarter-on-quarter (QoQ) growth in the second quarter of 2021, as typically strong spring sales waned across the US and Asia ex-China markets, resulting [c]

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Africa and Middle East had record smartphone sales in second quarter of 2021

August 9, 2021 admin 0

Smartphone sales in the Africa and Middle East (MEA) region grew by 35% year-on-year (YoY) but declined by 3% quarter-on-quarter (QoQ) in the second quarter of 2021 even though this was the best second quarter [c]

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Global refurbished smartphone market volumes rose by 4% in 2020

August 9, 2021 admin 0

The global refurbished smartphone market saw healthy growth across most regions in the second half of 2020. The market more than made up for the slump in the first half of 2020 with a modest 4% increase [c]

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Global PC shipments up by 15% year-on-year in second quarter of 2021

August 1, 2021 admin 0

Global PC demand continued to grow in the second quarter of 2021 amid component shortages, with shipments increasing by 15% YoY to 80.1 million during the quarter, according to Counterpoint Research’s latest data. The growth [c]

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Xiaomi ranked second-largest smartphone brand in second quarter of 2021

July 31, 2021 admin 0

Global smartphone shipments declined by 7% quarter-on-quarter (QoQ) in the second quarter of 2021, according to the latest research from Counterpoint’s Market Monitor service. This was primarily due to ongoing component shortages as well as [c]

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Tablet shipments rose in first quarter of 2021 due to high demand for large-screen devices

July 2, 2021 admin 0

The global tablet market saw a big revival during the pandemic, emerging from a long slump. The market grew by 19% Year-on-Year in 2020 due to the increasing demand for large-screen mobile devices spurred by [c]

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Global refurbished smartphone market fell by 9% in 2020

January 24, 2021 admin 0

The global refurbished smartphone market fell 9% YoY in 2020, according to the latest Counterpoint Refurbished Smartphone Market Update. The market saw a dramatic 16% decline in the first half of 2020 compared to the [c]

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Smartphone brand realme becomes world’s fastest brand to ship 50 million units

November 20, 2020 admin 1

Global smartphone shipments in the third quarter of 2020 grew by 32% Quarter-on-Quarter (QoQ), but declined by 4% year-over-year (YoY) to around 380 million units, according to the latest research from Counterpoint’s Market Monitor service. [c]

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Three-quarters of all new cars to be connected in the next 5 years

November 13, 2020 admin 1

The global connected car market is expected to double in the next five years with more than 270 million of such cars to be shipped during 2020-2025, according to the latest research from Counterpoint’s Smart Automotive service. [c]

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Nokia leads trust rankings on software, security, quality, and enterprise-ready devices

November 5, 2020 admin 0

HMD Global, the vendor of Nokia phones, leads the Counterpoint Research 2020 trust rankings based on the four pillars of software, security updates, build quality, and devices recommended for enterprises. These pillars comprise various weighted [c]

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Smartphone original design vendors saw 12% year-on-year growth in first half of 2020

August 28, 2020 admin 0

Smartphone shipments from Original Design Manufacturer and Independent Design House companies grew by 12% year-on-year (YoY) in the first half of 2020 against the declining trend in the overall smartphone market (a decline of 18% [c]

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Apple, Garmin and Huawei led global smartwatch market in first half of 2020 as revenue rose by 20%

August 21, 2020 admin 0

The global smartwatch market revenues increased by 20% in the first half of 2020, with the leading brands being Apple, Garmin and Huawei. The top three brands contributed more than 69% of the total market [c]

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Global household fixed wireless access users to hit over 500 million by 2030

August 10, 2020 admin 0

Fixed wireless access (FWA) is emerging as one of the leading use cases for 5G New Radio (NR) architecture, rapidly gaining momentum as a scalable alternative to fixed broadband, according to the latest research from Counterpoint Research’s Emerging Technology [c]

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Huawei beats Samsung to lead in global smartphone shipments in second quarter of 2020

August 1, 2020 admin 0

The global smartphone market declined by its fastest ever rate (by -24% Year-on-Year) in the second quarter of 2020, to 271.4 million units, according to the latest research from Counterpoint’s Market Monitor service. The quarter [c]

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A third of 5G smartphones sold in second quarter of 2020 were bought in China

July 25, 2020 admin 0

Smartphone sales in China declined 17% year-on-year (YoY) in the second quarter of 2020, according to Counterpoint’s Market Pulse – Monthly Smartphone Sales Tracking service. However, the sales increased by 9% quarter-on-quarter (QoQ) indicating some signs of [c]

Analysis & Features

Lockdown spurs music streaming market growth as global users hit 394 million

July 8, 2020 admin 0

Global online music streaming subscriptions rose by 35% year-on-year (YoY) in the first quarter of 2020 to reach 394 million subscriptions, according to the latest findings from Counterpoint Research. The spike was driven by increased [c]

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Global market for refurbished smartphones declined by 1% in 2019

June 17, 2020 admin 0

According to the latest research from Counterpoint’s Refurbished Smartphone Tracker, the global market for refurbished smartphones declined by 1% year-on-year (YoY) in 2019 reaching just over 137 million units. The latter half, especially in the fourth [c]

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Global smartphone market fell below 300 million units in first quarter of 2020

May 4, 2020 admin 1

The global smartphone market declined its fastest ever, coming down 13% year-on-year (YoY) in the first quarter of 2020, according to the latest research from Counterpoint’s Market Monitor service. This is the first time since [c]

Analysis & Features

Over 6 billion WiFi-enabled smart home devices to be shipped by 2025

April 28, 2020 admin 0

More than 6 billion Wi-Fi capable smart home devices are set to be shipped between 2020 to 2025 according to Counterpoint Research’s latest Smart Home research. The global smart home market is projected to grow [c]

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Covid-19 as a catalyst in deeper acceptance of digital payment platforms

April 10, 2020 admin 0

By Arushi Chawla Looking at the impact of COVID-19 on digital payment platforms, its acceptance in the near term will be improved leading to a stronger role in the longer term. COVID-19 has damaged both, demand and [c]

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Pay television company StarTimes Media has announced revamped content offering across its local and Bollywood content giving viewers wider variety across its entertainment content genre at the same most affordable monthly subscription costs across its [c]

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