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Q2 Smartphone Growth Was ‘Slowest Since 2013’

by Tom Allen

Worldwide smartphone sales in Q2 rose 13.5% YoY, to 330 million units – the slowest growth recorded since 2013, according to Gartner. While demand for low-cost units continued to drive emerging markets, overall sales …

Tags:Gartner| IDC| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphone Market| Vol 22 - Issue 34| Worldwide

Xiaomi and Huawei Lead Chinese Smartphones

by Tom Allen

Xiaomi and Huawei were China’s most popular smartphone vendors in Q2’15, says Canalys. The two companies had market shares of 15.9% and 15.7%, respectively, covering a combined third of the market. The other top …

Tags:China| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphone Market| Vol 22 - Issue 31

Blackberry Considers Smartphone Exit

by Tom Allen

Blackberry CEO John Chen has admitted that the company may be forced to stop making smartphones. If the current state of business carries on, and efforts to turn the company around fail, then it …

Tags:BlackBerry| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphone Market| Vol 22 - Issue 31

Worldwide Smartphone Market Posts 11.6% YoY Growth in Q2 2015

by Helen Vince

According to the latest preliminary release from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker, vendors shipped a total of 337.2 million smartphones worldwide in the second quarter of 2015 (2Q15), up …

Tags:Apple| Huawei| IDC| Lenovo| Samsung| Smartphone Market| Xiaomi

Samsung Top in Smartphones, but Down From 2014

by Bob Raikes

IDC released its preliminary data on the smartphone market in Q2 by highlighting that it’s the growth in emerging markets that is driving the market. In total, 337.2 million smartphones were shipped, up 11.6% …

Tags:IDC| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphone Market| Vol 22 - Issue 30

iPhone Users Upgrade More Often

by Tom Allen

There is a split in the USA over how often to upgrade a smartphone. According to a survey by Gallup, 54% of users in the US say that they will only upgrade when their …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphone Market| USA| Vol 22 - Issue 29

Smartphones Driving China’s Move to 4G Networks

by Tom Allen

Smartphones are on track to account for two-thirds of mobile connections in China by the end of this year, according to a new study published today by GSMA Intelligence, the research arm of the …

Tags:Apple| China| Huawei| Samsung| Smartphone Market| Xiaomi

4G Popularity Rises Rapidly in China

by Tom Allen

A new study by GSMA Intelligence shows that smartphones will represent two-thirds of mobile connections in China by the end of the year. Smartphone adoption in the country was at 62% by the end …

Tags:3G & 4G| China| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphone Market| Vol 22 - Issue 29