iPhone Sales in China Declined 24% in First Six Weeks of 2024

Apple’s iPhone sales in China saw a significant decline in the first six weeks of this year that saw it lose the title of China’s best-selling smartphone maker to a local vendor. ‌iPhone‌ sales dropped by 24 percent, pushing Apple down to fourth among smartphone makers in the country, according to Counterpoint Research. Vivo took […]

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Counterpoint: Global smartphone sales declined by 8% in Q3

The global smartphone sell-through rates have declined by 8% during the July-September period compared to values from the same period last year. The latest report from Counterpoint suggests slower consumer demand is the main factor in the dwindling sales. The market did see a slight 2% growth in Q3 compared to Q2, likely driven by […]

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IDC: Tablets sales slightly declined in 2022, Chromebooks fell off a cliff

IDC’s full-year 2022 and Q4 2022 market report on tablets and Chromebooks is here and the results are not ideal. Overall, the tablet market shrunk by 3.3% throughout 2022, but posted a flat growth of 0.3% for Q4 of the same year. After a strong 2021 year with insane 180.5% growth, however, the Chromebook market […]

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Trendforce: Global smartphone production in Q3 ’22 declined 11%

Trendforce posted its latest research on the global smartphone market, revealing a decline in production in the third quarter of 2022. The industry saw 289 million units produced between July and September, which is a 0.9% quarterly decline and 11% YoY. The “extremely weak” demand was due to companies prioritizing inventory rather than new devices […]

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Xbox offered PlayStation a 10-year deal for Call of Duty, Sony declined to comment

What you need to know Microsoft is trying to purchase Activision-Blizzard for $69 billion dollars. Sony is a huge opponent to the deal, travelling to regulators to speak out against the proposals, often using Call of Duty as a bargaining chip. Microsoft has said that it offered Sony a 10-year deal for Call of Duty, […]

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Q3 smartphone shipments to Europe declined but Samsung kept the lead

Demand for smartphones in Europe appears to be declining, but Samsung maintained the lead in Q3 2022 despite considerable losses. The European smartphone market shrunk by 16% year-on-year, with market watchers saying that shipments were just a little over 40 million units due to economic challenges. Xiaomi capitalized on the Russian market to rise to […]

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Samsung’s quarterly profit declined in Q3 2022, first time in three years

After choosing Lee Jae-yong as its Executive Chairman, Samsung Electronics announced its earnings for Q3 2022. Earlier this month, the company revealed that its operating profit is expected to decline. Now, the company has reported its full earnings, revealing its first operating profit decline in three years. Although Samsung Electronics’ revenue was up by 4% […]

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Canalys: Global smartphone shipments declined by 9% in Q3 2022

The preliminary values for global smartphone shipments for the July-September period are in and Canalys reports a 9% decline compared to last year. A combination of decreased consumer spending and economic uncertainty led the smartphone market to its worst quarterly result since Q3 2014. Samsung retained its leading spot with a 22% market share thanks […]

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Canalys: smartphone market sharply declined in Q2

Smartphone sales declined in Q2, Canalys reported. Global shipments fell to 287 million units. Samsung remained in the lead, while Apple got retook the second place from Xiaomi as Chinese companies struggled to respond to dwindling demand. Samsung and Apple might have recorded slight improvements on a yearly basis but it is the Chinese companies […]

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IDC: Smartphone shipments declined in India during Q1, Realme grew by 46%

Smartphone shipments in India declined for the third quarter in a row. The January-March period saw 37 million smartphone shipments which is a 4.8% decline compared to the same period last year. Xiaomi was the market leader with 8.5 million shipments, followed by Samsung with 7 million and Realme with 6 million. Realme was the […]

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