Smartphone Market – Page 37

Mobiles Continue to Outperform Other Device Market Segments in 2015

by Tom Allen

Worldwide device (PCs, tablets, ultramobiles (ultrabooks of various form factors) and mobile phones) shipments will rise 2.8% this year, to 2.5 billion units according to Gartner. However, the computing devices (PCs and ultramobiles) category …

HTC Shows Smartphone and Fitness Band at MWC 2015

by Norbert Hildebrand

HTC has announced the new One M9 smartphone with 5″ FHD display and Qualcomm 820 octacore processor. The LTE phone is the new flagship model and like its predecessor comes with a metal enclosure …

Sony Improves the Look of its Waterproof Devices

by Norbert Hildebrand

The new Xperia M4 Aqua is indeed, as the name suggests, waterproof. This is not a completely new function among smartphones, however, the Sony Xperia M4 can do so without looking like a ruggedized …

Galaxy S6 and Edge OLEDs Push Cutting Edge (Again)

by Steve Sechrist

In the OLED Display Technology Shoot-out published today, Displaymate Labs said Samsung once again has leapfrogged its generational OLED display performance with its new flagship flexible curved screen Galaxy S6 Edge and Galaxy S6 …

Tags:AMOLED| Samsung Display| Smartphone Market| Vol 22 - Issue 11

Move Along at ShowStoppers – Not Much to See

by Bob Raikes

The Emporia “senior” phone has a fold away keyboard. Showstoppers is a traditional event for us to attend – it’s a press-only event with exhibitors showing at tables. The free food and drink (usually …

Apple Passes Samsung to Take Smartphone Market Lead

by Tom Allen

Worldwide smartphone sales reached 367.5 million units in Q4’14, rising almost 30% YoY. Gartner’s data shows that Apple displaced Samsung as the market leader – a spot that the Korean company has held since …

Large-Screen Trend Continues, as Vendors Struggle to Differentiate

by Tom Allen

Smartphones with screens up to 5.6″ will become mainstream this year, says GfK. The prediction follows a spike in sales of larger handsets in 2014, as consumers replaced their older 4″ and 4.5″ smartphones. …

The Phone Changed our Lives, Now the Phone Market is Changing Itself

by Norbert Hildebrand

The good old phone changed our lives and our environment for good after its invention in the 1870s. Depending on on your perspective, different people can be credited with the invention, however, phones changed …

Tags:Mobile Phones| Smartphone Market| Smartphones| Vol 22 - Issue 10

Smartphone Exit Predicted for Sony

by Tom Allen

According to sources close to Sony, the company may announce an exit from the smartphone market at MWC this year. Australia’s Smarthouse has been told that ‘a number of parties’, including TCL, have expressed …

Will New Challengers Disrupt the Mobile Phone Market in 2015?

by Helen Vince

Ahead of Mobile World Congress 2015, which will be held on March 2-5 in Barcelona, Annette Zimmermann, research director at Gartner, discussed the future of the mobile phone industry and shared her outlook for …

Tags:Gartner| MWC 2015| Smartphone Market| Wearable Market

Gartner: Refurbished Phones Will Impact New Sales

by Tom Allen

The global market for refurbished smartphones will climb to 120 million units by 2017, with an equivalent wholesale revenue of about $14 billion. Last year, the market reached 56 million units. According to Gartner, …

Gartner Says Worldwide Market for Refurbished Smartphones to Reach 120 Million Units by 2017

by Helen Vince

A survey of U.S. and German consumers by Gartner, Inc. found that 60 percent of consumers are replacing their smartphones because they are interested in additional functionality, or they “just want” a new device. …

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