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Newzoo: Over a Billion OLED Smartphones on the Market in July 2018

by Andrew Fenn

According to Newzoo, there were over a billion phones with OLED screens on the market in July 2018, up 41% from 720 million in July 2016. 30.4% of all active smartphones in July 2018 …

More Shipment Predictions for New iPhone Range

by Andrew Fenn

A recent report by Commercial Times has echoed the sentiments of other analysts forecasting shipments of the new iPhone range, providing its own estimation of 75-80 million units for the three new models, courtesy …

Tags:China| iPhone| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphone Market| Vol 25 - Issue 36

New iPhone Range to Ship Over 85 Million Units in Second Half of 2018

by Andrew Fenn

According to Digitimes Research, the 2018 iPhone line-up will ship upwards of 85 million units in the second half of 2018. The prediction is based on Apple’s annual sales, iPhone ASPs and supply chain …

Tags:Apple| iPhone| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphone Market| Vol 25 - Issue 36

IDC: Indonesia Smartphone Shipments Post New Record High in 2018 Q2

by Andrew Fenn

According to IDC, smartphone shipments in Indonesia reached 9.4 million units in the second quarter of 2018, a growth of 22% quarter-on-quarter and 18% year-on-year, marking the highest shipments ever recorded in Indonesia. While …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphone Market| Vol 25 - Issue 35

IDC: GCC Smartphone Shipments Continue Decline in 2018 Q2

by Andrew Fenn

The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) mobile phone market experienced a decline in shipments in the second quarter of 2018, according to IDC. Overall shipments to the region fell 9.9% year-on-year and 2.1% quarter-on-quarter, to …

Tags:MEA (Middle East & Africa)| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphone Market| Vol 25 - Issue 34

IDC: Smartphone Volumes Poised to Return to Growth

by Andrew Fenn

While the worldwide smartphone market is expected to decline again in 2018, IDC believes the market will experience low single-digit growth from 2019 through the end of its forecast in 2022. Analysts forecast worldwide …

Huawei Beat Apple to Number-Two Smartphone Vendor Spot in 2018 Q2

by Andrew Fenn

In the second quarter of 2018, Huawei surpassed Apple to secure the number-two worldwide smartphone vendor position for the first time ever, according to Gartner. Apple moved into the number-three spot. Overall, sales of …

IDC: Russia Rides Smartphone Wave But Importers Wary of New Sanctions

by Andrew Fenn

The smartphone market continued to boom in Russia in the second quarter of 2018, with import volumes more than 10% higher than in the same period in 2017, reaching over seven million units — …

Handset Shipments from Taiwan Manufacturers Up 16% in 2018 Q2

by Andrew Fenn

Digitimes Research says that shipments of mobile handsets by Taiwan-based manufacturers reached 20.66 million during the second quarter of 2018, growing 16.1% compared to the first quarter. Among the ODMs, Foxconn came out on …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphone Market| Taiwan| Vol 25 - Issue 33

IDC: Smartphone Sales Slacken in EMEA — Vendors Take a Wider Aspect View

by Andrew Fenn

The EMEA mobile phone market continues to lose steam, according to IDC. Total smartphone shipments in the total European market including Russia and the CIS were marginally lower than in the same quarter last …

Tags:Europe| IDC| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphone Market| Vol 25 - Issue 32

Catching the 5G Wave

by Steve Sechrist

Like all horizon technology developments, the promise of 5G (Ok ITU IMT-2020 standard) seems so compelling we can’t help but salivate at the prospects. What’s not to like? 5G will bring super network speeds …

Samsung Only Shipped 6 Million OLED Panels to Apple in Q2

by Andrew Fenn

According to Nikkei, Samsung’s shipments of OLED panels to Apple fell from 20 million in the first quarter of 2018, to just 6 million in the second, with operating profits dropping 92% year-on-year. The …