2025-04-12
Just Published: SK Hynix Takes Top Spot For First Time on Continued HBM Demand Key Takeaways: 📌#SKHynix takes the lead for the first time ever in DRAM, grabbing 36% share of revenues in Q1 2025 📌In particular, the company dominated in critical #HBM with 70% market share 📌We [image]
Counterpoint Research
In Q1 2025, SK Hynix overtook Samsung for the first time to lead global DRAM revenues with a 36% share, driven by its dominant 70% market share in HBM
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2025-03-21
Just Published: Shipments of ‘Made in India’ Smartphones Grew 6% YoY in 2024 Amid Record Exports Key Takeaways: 📌Samsung retained its position as the top smartphone manufacturer in India in 2024, registering a growth of 7% YoY driven by a 13% YoY increase in its exports. [image]
Counterpoint Research
Shipments of India-manufactured smartphones grew 6% YoY in 2024, with Samsung and Apple accounting for ~94% of exports; Samsung's India exports grew 13% YoY
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2025-03-19
Latest Insights: Global VR Market Declines 12% YoY in 2024; ‘AR+AI’ Smart Glasses to Take Centre Stage in 2025 Key Takeaways: 📌Global VR headset shipments fell 12% YoY in 2024, marking their third consecutive year of declines due to the continued weak consumer demand. 📌 @Meta continued to dominate the global #VR market in 2024, capturing 77% of the shipments. In Q4 2024, the availability of the Meta Quest 3S boosted Meta's market share to 84%. 📌Shipments of @Apple 's #VisionPro declined in Q4 after the initial hype. However, its enterprise sales saw an uptick. 📌The global AR smart glasses market faced challenges in 2024, but we expect that the integration of #AR and #AI, along with new market entrants, will drive over 30% YoY growth in shipments through 2026.
Counterpoint Research
Global VR headset shipments fell 12% YoY in 2024, with Meta's market share hitting 77%; Vision Pro shipments fell 43% QoQ in Q4, but its enterprise sales grew
- Global VR headset shipments fell 12% YoY in 2024, marking their third consecutive year of declines due to the continued weak consumer demand.
2025-02-04
Just Published: iPhone 15 Was the World's Top-selling Smartphone in 2024 Key Takeaways: 📌The @Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max and iPhone 15 Pro followed closely to rank second and third. 📌Apple's iPhone 16 Pro models outperformed other iPhone 16 models in the first full quarter since [image]
AppleInsider
Counterpoint: global smartphone revenue grew 5% in 2024, with the iPhone 15 leading sales, followed by the iPhone 15 Pro Max, iPhone 15 Pro, and Galaxy A15 5G
Andrew Orr / AppleInsider :
Global Smartphone Revenues Resume Growth in 2024 After Two Years, ASP Hits Record High Key Takeaways: 📌Global #smartphone revenue and ASP grew 5% YoY and 1% YoY, respectively, in 2024, driven by the #premiumization trend. ASP reached $356, the highest ever for a calendar year. [image]
AppleInsider
Counterpoint: global smartphone revenue grew 5% in 2024, with the iPhone 15 leading sales, followed by the iPhone 15 Pro Max, iPhone 15 Pro, and Galaxy A15 5G
Andrew Orr / AppleInsider :
2024-06-01
Just published: @Huawei Captures Top Spot in Q1 2024 Global Foldable Smartphone Shipments on 5G Support Key takeaways: - Global foldable smartphone shipments were up 49% YoY in Q1 2024, driven by Huawei, @Honorglobal and @Moto. - #Huawei's #5G transition in #foldables allowed [image]
Counterpoint Research
Global foldable phone shipments were up 49% YoY in Q1, marking its highest rate of increase in six quarters; Huawei led with a 35% share, overtaking Samsung
this company is Hannes Brecher / Notebookcheck : Samsung loses lead in foldables market after 42% slump in sales X: Prakash Sangam / @mytechmusings : Guess who has the highest glob...
2024-03-05
#China Smartphone Sales Fall 7% YoY in First 6 Weeks of 2024 - Double-digit Declines for @Apple, @OPPO, vivo - Continued demand for @Huawei's Mate 60 series helped support a tough start to the year. - Overall growth likely to remain in the red during Q1 https://www.counterpointresearch.com/ ... [image]
Counterpoint Research
Chinese smartphone sales declined 7% YoY in the first six weeks of 2024; Huawei rose 64% YoY while Apple fell 24% YoY, Oppo fell 29% YoY, and Vivo fell 15% YoY
- Growth: China's smartphone unit sales declined by 7% YoY during the first six weeks of 2024.
2024-02-21
Just published: In a First, @Apple Captures Top 7 Spots in Global List of Top 10 Best-selling Smartphones: https://www.counterpointresearch.com/ ... In 2023, the top 10 #smartphones achieved a record-high combined market share of 20%, with the #iPhone14 emerging as the best-selling device. [image]
Counterpoint Research
In a first, Apple had the seven best-selling smartphones globally in 2023, and Samsung had the next three; iPhone 14, 14 Pro Max, 14 Pro, and 13 were top four
- The combined market share of the top 10 smartphones in 2023 reached the highest ever at 20%, up from 19% in 2022.
2023-12-03
Just published: Global Smartwatch Market Rebounds; Huawei and Fire-Boltt Hit New Peaks Key takeaways: - The global smartwatch market rebounded with a 9% YoY rise in Q3 2023 shipments, continuing the upward trend from the previous quarter. - Growth was propelled by strong... [image]
Counterpoint Research
Global smartwatch shipments grew 9% YoY in Q3 2023: Apple had its best-ever Q3 with shipments up 7% YoY, Samsung fell 19% YoY, and Huawei grew 56% YoY
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2023-07-29
𝐉𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐩𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐝: US Smartphone Shipments Fall 24% YoY in Q2 2023 on Lower Upgrade Rates @MatthewOrf2 summarizes in a note the key highlights: - Shipments declined YoY for the third consecutive quarter amid weak consumer demand. - #Android smartphone shipments... [image]
Counterpoint Research
US smartphone shipments fell 24% YoY in Q2 2023, the third consecutive quarter of decline; Samsung shipments fell 37% YoY, and Apple's fell 6%
- Shipments declined YoY for the third consecutive quarter amid weak consumer demand. — Android smartphone shipments declined 38% while Apple shipments fell 6% YoY.
2023-04-28
Just in from our Research Analyst @archiezhcp: Despite a 5% YoY decline in China's smartphone sales, @Apple achieved its highest Q1 share and sales in years! Read the full blog here: https://www.counterpointresearch.com/ ... #Apple #smartphones #China #technews #technology https://twitter.com/...
IDC
Global smartphone shipments fell 14.6% YoY to 268.6M in Q1 2023, the seventh consecutive quarter of decline; Samsung fell 18.9%, Apple 2.3%, and Xiaomi 23.5%
2023-03-07
It's official! The @Apple #iPhone13 was the best-selling smartphone of 2022. But that's not all - for the first time ever, the Pro Max variant drove more volume than the Pro & base models. Will this trend continue in 2023? Read more: https://www.counterpointresearch.com/ ... #Apple #smartphones https://twitter.com/...
Counterpoint Research
Analysis: in 2022, Apple had eight of the top 10 best-selling smartphones, led by the iPhone 13 and 13 Pro Max; Samsung's Galaxy A13 was 4th and A03 came 10th
- Apple captured eight spots in the list of top 10 best-selling smartphones for 2022. — The remaining two spots were taken by Samsung's Galaxy A13 and A03 models.
2022-12-02
#Apple defied China's market trends and reached its highest ever monthly market share. One in every four devices sold in #China during October 2022 was an #iPhone! Full blog here: https://www.counterpointresearch.com/ ... @varun_m01 @apple #Smartphones #technology https://twitter.com/...
Counterpoint Research
Apple reached 25% smartphone market share in China in October, retaining its top OEM spot for a second month; one in four devices sold in China was an iPhone
Varun Mishra / Counterpoint Research :
2022-09-02
Read our Research Director @JeffFieldhack's thoughts on @FT's new article “@Apple overtakes #Android to pass 50% share of #smartphones used in US” Link here: https://www.ft.com/... #Apple #iPhone #iOS #technews #technology
Financial Times
Counterpoint: iPhone active installed base overtook Android to gain 50%+ share of the US smartphone market in Q2, up from 35% in 2019 and the highest since 2007
Milestone was passed in quarter ending in June, says Counterpoint Research — Apple has overtaken Android devices to account …
2021-08-27
“Apple maintained #1 position in terms of shipments, but its market share declined slightly due to intensifying competition with Chinese and Indian brands” @LimSujeong4 #Smartwatch Market Grows 27% YoY in Q2 2021: https://www.counterpointresearch.com/ ... @Apple #wearables #technews #technology https://twitter.com/...
Counterpoint Research
Apple Watch active user base crossed 100M globally in Q2, as the smartwatch market grew 27% YoY and the sub-$100 segment grew 547% YoY
Sujeong Lim / Counterpoint Research :
2021-05-28
The global smartwatch market grew 35% YoY in Q1 2021 in terms of shipments. @Apple drives market with 50%YoY growth followed by @Huawei with 8.4% market share Global #Smartwatch Shipments by Model Quarterly Tracker, Q1 2018-Q1 2021: https://report.counterpointresearch.com / ... #technews #technology https://twitter.com/...
Counterpoint Research
Global smartwatch shipments rose 35% YoY in Q1 2021; market leader Apple grew 50% YoY to raise its market share by 3 percentage points and Samsung grew 27% YoY
and Apple is in the lead Adrian Potoroaca / TechSpot : The smartwatch market is growing, Apple Watch still dominates Tweets: Sam Guichelaar / @samguichelaar : Honestly I'm surprise...
2021-04-04
“In iOS phones, the average NAND capacity reached 140.9GB in Q4 2020, compared to 95.7GB in Android phones” @BradyWang10 Average Smartphone NAND Flash Capacity Crossed 100GB in 2020: https://www.counterpointresearch.com/ ... @Apple #smartphones #memory #technews #technology https://twitter.com/...
Counterpoint Research
Analysis: average smartphone NAND flash capacity crossed 100GB for the first time in 2020; avg. capacity in iPhones was 140.9GB in Q4 '20 vs. 95.7GB for Android
Brady Wang / Counterpoint Research :
2021-04-03
“In iOS phones, the average NAND capacity reached 140.9GB in Q4 2020, compared to 95.7GB in Android phones” @BradyWang10 Average Smartphone NAND Flash Capacity Crossed 100GB in 2020: https://www.counterpointresearch.com/ ... @Apple #smartphones #memory #technews #technology https://twitter.com/...
Counterpoint Research
Analysis: average smartphone NAND flash capacity crossed 100GB for the first time in 2020; avg. capacity in iPhones was 140.9GB in Q4 '20 vs. 95.7GB for Android
NAND flash capacity has emerged as one of the most important considerations for consumers while purchasing a new smartphone.