Canalys: Smartphone market in India rebounds in Q4, posts 20% YoY increase

Canalys revealed the smartphone market in India had a year-on-year growth for the first time in five quarters during Q4 2023. Vendors saw a 20% increase in shipments between October and December, helping push sales for the full year to a slight 2% decline compared to 2022. The total shipments in 2023 were 148.6 million […]

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CR: Global smartwatch market saw 12% YoY increase in shipments for 2022

Smartwatch shipments saw a 12% increase in 2022 compared to 2021 based on the latest Global Smartwatch Model Tracker report from Counterpoint Research. The growth was fueled by strong smartwatch sales in the first three quarters of 2022. Shipments in the Q4 period (October 1 – December 31) saw a 2% YoY decline fueled by […]

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Google reports 10% YoY revenue growth with great momentum on Pixel devices and cloud subscriptions

Alphabet posted its Q4 and FY 2022 earnings report earlier today and reported revenue earnings of $76 billion for the October-December 2022 period and $283 billion for the fiscal year. The Q4 figure is a mere 1% increase compared to Q4 2021 while the FY revenue figure saw a 10% gain. Net income/profit for Q4 […]

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Samsung’s Q3 profits could mark the company’s first YoY decline in years

Market watchers expect Samsung’s profit in Q3 to drop 25% as chip sales continue to decline and consumer electronics demand dwindles. Analysts predict that Samsung is about to experience its first year-on-year quarterly decline in almost three years. Twentytwo market analysts cited by Refinitiv SmartEstimate (via Reuters) say that operating profit for Samsung likely dropped […]

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iPhone Exports From India Set to Double to $2.5 Billion YoY by March 2023

Apple’s iPhone exports from India have amounted to $1 billion in the five months since April, as the country makes headway in its bid to become a major electronics manufacturing hub for Apple (via Bloomberg). According to Bloomberg‘s sources, shipments of India-made iPhones to Europe and the Middle East are set to reach $2.5 billion […]

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Counterpoint: China’s Q4 shipments fell 11% YoY as Honor ranks second since splitting from Huawei

The latest report from Counterpoint Research shows the Chinese market’s smartphone sales performance. Although overall shipments for the market fell by 11% compared to the same quarter in 2020, smartphone brand Honor managed to rank second for the first time since the brand became independent from Huawei. Honor’s market share more than doubled from 7.5% […]

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