Smartphone Market

subscribe

WitsView: Penetration of Full-Screen Smartphone Will Surge 45% in 2018

by Andrew Fenn

This year’s Mobile World Congress has concluded and major smartphone vendors at the event have unveiled their smartphone lineup for this year, revealing the development trends in smartphone technology and specifications. According to WitsView, …

Tags:LCD Panels| Mobile Display Monitor| OLEDs| Smartphone Market| Vol 25 - Issue 09

IDC: Smartphone Shipments Declined in Southeast Asia During 2017

by Andrew Fenn

According to new data from IDC, total smartphone shipments in the emerging Southeast Asia (SEA) region recorded approximately 100 million units in 2017, declining by less than 1% year-on-year. IDC categorises Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, …

Tags:Emerging Markets| IDC| Market Data| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphone Market| Vol 25 - Issue 09

IDC: India Smartphone Market Finishes Strong in 2017

by Andrew Fenn

According to IDC, the Indian smartphone market witnessed a healthy 14% annual growth with a total shipment of 124 million units in 2017, making it the fastest growing market amongst the top 20 smartphone …

Tags:IDC| India| Market Data| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphone Market| Vol 25 - Issue 06

IDC: China Smartphone Market Declined by 4.9% in 2017

by Andrew Fenn

According to preliminary data from IDC, the China smartphone market declined 15.7% year-on-year in the fourth quarter of 2017 and 4.9% for the whole of 2017. Tay Xiaohan, Research Manager of IDC Asia Pacific’s …

Tags:IDC| Market Data| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphone Market| Vol 25 - Issue 05

IDC: Apple Overtakes Samsung in Global Smartphone Market

by Andrew Fenn

A slower-than-expected 2017 holiday quarter closed out the year bringing minimal change to the worldwide smartphone market when compared to 2016. According to preliminary data from IDC, smartphone vendors shipped a total of 403.5 …

Tags:Market Data| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphone Market| Vol 25 - Issue 04

MediaTek Predicts 20% Revenue Decrease in 2018 Q1

by Andrew Fenn

MediaTek has announced it will expect a 20% drop in revenue in the first quarter of 2018, describing the current smartphone market in China as “sluggish”. The company projected first-quarter revenue of NT$48.3 billion …

Tags:China| Financial Data| Large Display Monitor| Mediatek| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphone Market| Vol 25 - Issue 05

Gartner: Worldwide Device Shipments Will Increase 2.1% in 2018

by Andrew Fenn

Worldwide shipments of devices—PCs, tablets and mobile phones—totalled 2.28 billion units in 2017, according to Gartner. Shipments are on course to reach 2.32 billion units in 2018, an increase of 2.1%. Two markets will …

Tags:Gartner| Large Display Monitor| Market Data| Mobile Display Monitor| PC Market (Personal Computers - PCs)| Smartphone Market| Vol 25 - Issue 04

Full Screen Smartphones To Take Over

by Bob Raikes

Sigmaintell Research has forecast that the trend to 18:9 format smartphones will continue, reaching 61% of the market in 2018 (0.9 billion) by volume. Looking by technology, AMOLED FullView displays will have hit 30% …

Tags:Forecasts| Market Data| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphone Market| Vol 25 - Issue 02

Freetel Smartphone Supplier Files for Bankruptcy Protection

by Andrew Fenn

Plus One Marketing, the supplier of handsets for Japan’s Freetel low-cost smartphone service, filed for bankruptcy protection on Monday, leaving liabilities of about ¥2.6 billion ($22.9 million). The company, established by ex-Dell smartphone pioneer …

Tags:Japan| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphone Market| Vol 24 - Issue 46

IHS: Early Adoption for iPhone X is Strong

by Andrew Fenn

The iPhone X already accounts for over 2% of the iPhone active installed base. Singapore, Denmark, Switzerland and Japan are among the leading countries for iPhone X adoption, according to IHS Markit’s Senior Director …

Tags:Apple| iPhone| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphone Market| Vol 24 - Issue 46

Gartner: Top Five Smartphone Vendors Achieved Growth in Q3 2017

by Andrew Fenn

Global sales of smartphones to end users totalled 383 million units in the third quarter of 2017, a 3% increase over the same period in 2016, according to Gartner. All of the top five …

Tags:Gartner| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphone Market| Vol 24 - Issue 46