Infographic: The Q2 Handset/Smartphone Market in One Page
Below is one of the infographics we update quarterly to summarize the events each quarter for the handset and smartphone market. The data comes from our Q2 2014 quarterly Market Monitor report. This...
View ArticleMarket Share of Top Five Smartphone OEMs in Indonesia Reached Highest-Ever...
The Indonesian smartphone market is increasingly concentrated at the top with the market share of the top five smartphone OEMs reaching the highest-ever level of 80% in Q1 2019, according to the latest...
View ArticleAsus ROG Phone 3 Review: Gold Standard for Gaming Smartphones
The ROG Phone 3 flaunts an AMOLED screen with a 144Hz refresh rate. It is armed with a 6,000mAh battery with 30W fast-charging support. The smartphone supports 30W fast-wired charging. Smartphone and...
View ArticlePodcast: Gaming Smartphones are More Than Just Flagships
Mobile gaming has come a long way over the past two decades. From popular Snake game on Nokia phones with a monochrome display to 2D games on color screen phones and 3D gaming on smartphones, it has...
View ArticleGlobal Demand for Laptops Gets Pandemic Push
The surge in work-from-home and study-from-home due to the COVID-19 pandemic has meant good news for the laptop market. Counterpoint expects that the global laptop market will hit a high in 2020,...
View ArticleFirst Impressions: Asus ROG Phone 5 Brings Promising Upgrade, But Competition...
The Asus ROG Phone 5 is powered by the latest 5nm Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 SoC. It is one of the first smartphones to feature up to 18GB of RAM. The gaming smartphone supports Sub-6GHz 5G and Wi-Fi 6E...
View ArticleGlobal PC Shipments up 45% YoY in Q1 2021; Chip Shortage Impact to Continue...
Global PC shipments grew 45% YoY in Q1 2021 on solid demand and a low base in the same period in 2020 due to COVID-19. Shortages of key IC components will continue to affect the shipment schedules of...
View ArticleGlobal PC Shipments Grow for Sixth Consecutive Quarter; Chromebook in Slow Lane
London, Hong Kong, Boston, Toronto, New Delhi, Beijing, Taipei, Seoul – October 18, 2021 Global PC shipments marked their sixth consecutive YoY growth in Q3 2021 at 84.2 million units. This came...
View ArticleCES 2022: TP-Link, Netgear, Asus Drive Wi-Fi 6E Momentum
Despite several larger OEMs and Internet Service Providers pulling back from physically attending, the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) saw some interesting device launches for wireless routers by key...
View ArticleGlobal PC Shipments up 3.1% YoY in Q4 2021; Component Supply Improving
London, Hong Kong, Boston, Toronto, New Delhi, Beijing, Taipei, Seoul – January 20, 2022 Global PC shipments reached 90.3 million in Q4 2021 to maintain their YoY growth momentum at 3.1%, coming on a...
View ArticleGlobal PC Shipments Down 4.3% YoY in Q1 2022; Component Shortages Likely to...
Taipei, London, Hong Kong, Boston, Toronto, New Delhi, Beijing, Seoul – April 28, 2022 Global PC shipments fell 4.3% YoY in Q1 2022 to reach 78.7 million units, according to Counterpoint Research...
View ArticleGlobal PC Shipments in Q2 2022 See Largest YoY Decline Since Q2 2013
Taipei, London, Hong Kong, Boston, Toronto, New Delhi, Beijing, Seoul – July 27, 2022 Global PC shipments fell 11.1% YoY in Q2 2022 to reach 71.2 million units and record the largest YoY decline since...
View ArticleIFA 2022 Focuses on Enhanced User Experience in Consumer IoT Products
This year’s edition of Internationale Funkausstellung (IFA), Europe’s biggest consumer electronics show, showcased some interesting product announcements and trends that will set new standards across...
View ArticleGlobal PC Shipments’ Double-digit Crash in Q3
Taipei, London, Hong Kong, Boston, Toronto, New Delhi, Beijing, Seoul – October 25, 2022 Global PC shipments fell 15.5% YoY in Q3 2022 to reach 71.1 million units recording another wave of huge YoY...
View ArticleGlobal PC Shipments See Record YoY Decline in Q4 2022
Global PC shipments fell 27.8% YoY in Q4 2022 to reach 65.2 million units. For the full year of 2022, the shipments declined 15% YoY. Macroeconomic headwinds, increasing inflation pressure and frozen...
View ArticleQ1 2023 Global PC Shipments Mark Another Quarterly Decline, Gradual Recovery...
Q1 2023 global PC shipments fell 28% YoY. Inventory digestion likely to end in Q2 2023. Although PC demand is expected to gradually recover in H2 2023, full-year shipments are set to decline by...
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