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Worldwide Tablet Market to Rebound…

by Bob Raikes

IDC released data for the tablet market both globally and in Europe. Globally, the firm expects tablet shipments to decline by 12% in 2016 to 182.3 million. The market is expected to rebound in …

Tags:IDC| Market Data| Mobile Display Monitor| tablets| Vol 23 - Issue 48

4G To Hit 1 Billion in 2016 Says IDC

by Bob Raikes

IDC said that it expects worldwide smartphone shipments are expected to reach 1.45 billion units with a year-over-year growth rate of 0.6% in 2016, down a long way from the 10.4% growth seen in …

Tags:Android| Apple| IDC| Market Data| Mobile Display Monitor| Operating Systems| Smartphones| Vol 23 - Issue 47

Premium Tablets Strong in Western Europe

by Bob Raikes

IDC reported that sales of tablets in Western Europe declined to 8.2 million units, a drop of 6.7% year on year, although detachables and commercial sales increased by 48.4% and 13.1% respectively. Although volumes …

Tags:Europe| IDC| Market Data| Mobile Display Monitor| tablets| Vol 23 - Issue 47

Used Smartphones to Grow to 222 Million in 2020

by Bob Raikes

IDC said that there has been a boost in the market for used and refurbished smartphones and the analyst forecast that the market will grow to 222.6 million units by 2020. This is being …

Tags:IDC| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 23 - Issue 46

Low-Cost Detachables and Slates in the Lead as Tablet Market Slumps

by Bob Raikes

IDC reported that the worldwide tablet market continued its slump as vendors shipped 43 million units in Q3 2016, a year-over-year decline of 14.7%. In contrast to the annual decline, 3Q16 shipments were up …

Tags:IDC| Market Data| Mobile Display Monitor| tablets| Vol 23 - Issue 43

IDC Surveys on Note 7 Impact

by Bob Raikes

Results from a recent IDC survey, U.S. Smartphone Owners’ Reaction to Samsung Galaxy Note 7 Recall show that Samsung faces some short-term challenges but nothing that will darken its long-term prospects. IDC surveyed 1,082 …

Tags:IDC| Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| Vol 23 - Issue 43| warranty

Smartphone Shipments Up in Q3 Despite Note 7

by Bob Raikes

Vendors shipped a total of 362.9 million smartphones worldwide in the Q3 2016, according to IDC. Despite the recall of Samsung’s Galaxy Note 7, volumes were up 1.0% compared to 3Q15 when vendors shipped …

Tags:IDC| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphone Market| Vol 23 - Issue 42

Commercial Notebooks Save PC Market in Europe

by Bob Raikes

PC shipments in EMEA performed above expectations, reaching 17.9 million units and posting a 3.3% on-year decrease in the third quarter of 2016, according to IDC. Notebook shipments increased by 0.7%, supported by interest …

Tags:Europe| IDC| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| PC Market (Personal Computers - PCs)| Vol 23 - Issue 42

Smartwatch Sales Plummet

by Bob Raikes

IDC said that the worldwide smartwatch market experienced a round of growing pains in Q3 2016, with sales falling 51.6% from Q3 last year at 2.7 million, although the company pointed out that Q3 …

Tags:IDC| Market Data| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartwatches| Vol 23 - Issue 42