The global smartphone industry is heading into one of its toughest years on record, but not so for iPhone. According to Counterpoint Research…
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Apple’s iPhone sales increase as Android phone sales tumble
The Android phone industry is facing its toughest year in history, but Apple’s revolutionary iPhone is bucking the trend…
Led by Apple’s iPhone, foreign-branded smartphone shipments in China rise 1.8% YoY in April
Shipments of foreign-branded mobile phones in China — overwhelmingly driven by Apple iPhone sales — increased 1.8% year-over-year…
OpenAI secretly developing an Agentic AI smartphone to take on iPhone, Android
Renowned analyst Ming-Chi Kuo reports that OpenAI is partnering with MediaTek and Qualcomm on custom smartphone processors, with…
Apple defies gravity: iPhone leads global smartphone shipments in Q1 2026 for the first time ever
In a challenging quarter marked by memory shortages and softening consumer demand, Apple has achieved a remarkable milestone.
Amazon is developing a new smartphone with shopping at its core
In 2014, Amazon launched its Fire Phone, a smartphone personally overseen by founder Jeff Bezos that aimed to challenge Apple…
Apple’s China smartphone sales jump 23% as overall market fell 4% to start 2026
Apple reported a robust 23% year-on-year increase in iPhone sales in China during the first nine weeks of 2026, outperforming the broader…
Apple iPhone dominates North America, Europe, China, and Asia-Pacific
Apple dominated the list of highest-shipping models globally in 2025, according to Counterpoint Research’s “Market Monitor Monthly…
Apple iPhone expected to fare well as IDC predicts worldwide smartphone market to decline historic 13% in 2026
Worldwide smartphone shipments are forecast to decline 12.9% year-on-year (YoY) in 2026 to 1.12 billion units, according to IDC…
Nearly 1 in 4 active smartphones is an Apple iPhone
Eight Smartphone OEMs had an active installed base exceeding 200M devices in 2025 and nearly 1 in 4 active smartphones is an Apple iPhone…
Apple iPhone leads global smartphone market with 20% share – Counterpoint
Apple’s iPhone led as the global smartphone market posted modest growth in 2025, with shipments increasing 2% year-over-year (YoY)…
Apple’s iPhone 16 tops smartphone sales worldwide in Q3 2025
Apple’s iPhone 16 was the best-selling smartphone globally in Q3 2025, according to Counterpoint Research’s Global Handset Model Sales…
Apple’s record 247 million iPhone shipments drive 6.1% global smartphone surge in 2025 – IDC
Worldwide smartphone shipments are forecast to grow 1.5% year-on-year (YoY) in 2025 to 1.25 billion units, according to the IDC…
Florida’s iPhone bans in schools help raise test scores, study shows
A new study in Florida found that students separated from their cellphones during school hours had fewer absences and higher test scores…
Apple fights EU’s Digital Markets Act in landmark antitrust challenge
Apple challenged the European Union’s Digital Markets Act (DMA) in the most significant legal test yet of the bloc’s antitrust rules…
Smartphone maker Nothing raises $200 million at $1.3 billion valuation
London-based smartphone company Nothing has secured $200 million in funding from investors led by Tiger Global, valuing the company…
U.S. opens first rare earths mine in over 70 years, backed by Trump administration
The U.S. opened its first new rare earths mine in over 70 years with the Brook Mine in Wyoming, which held its ribbon-cutting ceremony…
Counterpoint cuts 2025 global smartphone shipment growth forecast to 1.9% from 4.2%
Research firm Counterpoint cut growth expectations for global smartphone shipments in 2025 to 1.9% on Wednesday, down from…
IDC predicts worldwide smartphone market to grow 2.3% in 2025
Worldwide smartphone shipments are forecast to grow 2.3% year-over-year in 2025 to 1.26 billion units, according to IDC’s Worldwide…
Shipments of foreign-branded phones in China up slightly YoY in December
Foreign-branded smartphone shipments in China, including Apple’s iPhone, increased by 0.6% year-over-year in December, according…
Apple iPhone leads China Q424 smartphone market share – IDC
According to preliminary data from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker, China’s…
Apple’s iPhone tops worldwide smartphone market in 2024 – Canalys
Apple showcased strong performance during its traditional new launch season, securing the top spot with a 23% market share…
IDC: Apple’s iPhone maintained lead in worldwide smartphone shipments and market share in 2024
According to IDC, for the year 2024, Apple’s iPhone maintained lead in worldwide smartphone shipments and market share…
Foreign smartphone sales sink in China for 4th straight month
November shipments of foreign-branded smartphones, including Apple’s iPhones, to China dropped 47.4% year-on-year, marking the…
Apple’s iPhone, other foreign smartphone sales in China drop 44.25% YoY in October
Sales of foreign-branded smartphones, including Apple’s iPhone, plummeted by 44.25% year-over-year in the Chinese market during…
India rejects Apple request to put antitrust report on hold
India’s antitrust regulator has rejected Apple’s request to halt an investigation into potential antitrust violations, according to…
Apple to urge judge to end U.S. smartphone monopoly case
Apple will argue for the dismissal of the U.S. DOJ’s antitrust lawsuit on Wednesday. The lawsuit accuses Apple of abusing its so-called…
IDC projects worldwide smartphone market growth of nearly 6% in 2024
Worldwide smartphone shipments are forecast to grow 5.8% year over year in 2024 to 1.23 billion units, according to the IDC…
Law firms fight to lead class action accusing Apple of monopolizing the smartphone market
Two competing groups of law firms are petitioning a U.S. judge to appoint them as leaders of what they hope will potentially become…
Apple benefits as India cuts import tax on smartphones
India has lowered import duties on mobile phones and components from 20% to 15%. This decision is a win for tech giants like Apple, which…
Verizon misses quarterly revenue estimates on slow U.S. smartphone upgrades
Verizon missed quarterly revenue estimates on Monday due to slow smartphone upgrades in the United States, dulling strong growth…
Worldwide smartphone market grows 6.5% in Q224 as momentum continues to build IDC
According to IDC, global smartphone shipments increased 6.5% year over year to 285.4 million units in the second quarter of 2024 (2Q24)…
Apple’s Q1 iPhone sales plummeted 19.1% YoY in China
China’s smartphone sales grew 1.5% YoY and 4.6% QoQ in Q1 2024, , but Apple’s iPhone sales dropped 19.1% YoY in Q1 as…
IDC: Apple iPhone is No.1 in China smartphone market for first time ever
Apple became the leading smartphone company in China for the first time with record high market share of 17.3% in 2023.
Apple becomes top volume seller of smartphones
With its seminal iPhone, Apple ended Samsung Electronics 12-year run as the largest volume seller of smartphones worldwide, commanding a…
Apple becomes the world’s biggest smartphone maker in 2023; iPhone grabs record high market share
A shift of power at the top of the smartphone market was driven by all-time high market share for Apple’s iPhone and a first time at the top…
Huawei’s Buran? New smartphone shows 5G capabilities despite U.S. tech sanctions
In numerous tests, Huawei’s latest smartphone clearly demonstrates wireless speeds akin to Apple’s latest 5G iPhones, despite U.S. sanctions…
U.S. wireless carriers lose billions in reversal of COVID lockdowns demand surge
Wireless carriers have lost billions in revenue as smartphone demand dwindles in a reversal of the boom spurred by COVID lockdowns…
Apple iPhone poised to take No.1 in annual global smartphone shipments for first time ever
2023 shipments are forecast to decline 6% to 1.15 billion units, the lowest in a decade. Apple’s iPhone is the best-positioned OEM…
Apple iPhone grew 6.1% in China as overall Chinese smartphone market declined 7.3% in Q2
Apple’s iPhone grew 6.1% in China even as the overall Chinese smartphone market declined 7.3% YoY in the second quarter of 2023…
India surges to become Apple’s 5th largest iPhone market
India surpassed France and Germany to become Apple’s fifth largest iPhone market in the second quarter, according to Counterpoint Research…
China smartphone shipments return to double-digit growth in May
In a positive sign for China’s struggling mobile device industry, the country’s smartphone shipments saw a sharp increase in May…
