Apple grew 19% to achieve a 51% market share, powered by the strong performance of the iPhone 13. Samsung grew just 1% for 27% market share…
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Apple testing iPhones that dump Lightning port for USB-C, Bloomberg News confirms
On Wednesday, Ming-Chi Kuo tweeted that Apple is considering moving from the venerable Lightning port to USB-C with the iPhone 15…
EU plan to mandate USB-C charger port for devices takes step closer
The European Union’s plan to mandate USB-C as a common charging port for smartphones, tablets, and headphones took a step closer…
China smartphone market could plummet 20% due to COVID lockdowns, but Apple may see growth
China’s response to an increase in COVID cases threatens to depress sales in the world’s largest smartphone market, but Apple could…
Apple iPhone dominates North America and Western Europe
Apple’s iPhone dominates North America and Western Europe with a sales share of over 50% and 30% respectively…
Apple’s A15 Bionic-powered iPhone 13 lineup destroys Samsung’s latest Galaxy S22
Samsung’s latest Galaxy S22 phone lineup lags woefully behind Apple’s A15 Bionic-powered iPhone 13 lineup in performance benchmark testing…
Apple iPhone dominates the premium smartphone market with 72% share
In the premium category consisting of smartphones priced at $800 and above, Apple’s iPhone dominates with 72% global market share …
Apple iPhone grabs record China market share as Q4 sales surge – Counterpoint Research
Apple’s iPhone achieved its highest-ever market share in China in Q4, when it was the top-selling vendor for the first time in six years…
Apple iPhone: The No.1 smartphone in the world in Q421
Apple accounted for 22% of worldwide smartphone shipments in Q4 2021, thanks to strong demand for the iPhone 13. Samsung took second…
IDC: Apple shipped 50.4 million iPhones with ‘incredible’ 20.8% YOY growth
Apple regained the 2nd position with 50.4 million units shipped for 15.2% market share and an “incredible” 20.8% year-over-year growth, IDC …
Chip shortages are killing smartphone makers; Apple ‘the most resilient and least affected’
Counterpoint Research said, “Samsung, Oppo, Xiaomi have all been affected, but Apple seems to be the most resilient and least affected…
EU wants to force all smartphone, tablet, and headphone makers to use USB-C charging port
In a move impacting Apple more than its rivals, the EU aims to have a common USB-C charging port for mobile phones, tablets and headphones…
Apple’s iPhone global market share falls ahead of ‘iPhone 13’ launch
According to TrendForce’s latest investigations, Apple’s iPhone global market share has decreased ahead of the “iPhone 13” launch…
Apple iPhone shipments grow 15.7% YOY in Europe in Q2
According to the latest research from Strategy Analytics, Apple iPhone shipments grew 15.7% year-over-year in Europe in calendar Q2…
Apple’s Q2 iPhone shipments up 17.8% year-over-year – IDC
Apple’s iPhone shipments in the second calendar quarter are up 17.8% year-over-year, according to International Data Corporation (IDC)…
Apple slips to No. 3 in worldwide smartphone shipments with 14% market share
Xiaomi took second place for the first time ever, with a 17% share. Apple was third, with 14%, while Vivo and Oppo maintained strong…
Cellphones and cancer: New UC Berkeley study suggests cellphones significantly increase brain tumor risk
A new UC Berkeley research study draws a strong link between radiation emitted by cellphones and tumors, particularly in the brain…
Half the world now owns a smartphone
Half the world’s entire population now owns a smartphone as of June 2021. Some 4 billion people use a smartphone today. It’s taken 27 years…
One in four mobile phones purchased online in 2020
Online sales accounted for about 26% share of the global mobile phone market in 2020, according to Counterpoint Research’s recently published…
Smartwatch and phone data led husband to confess to murdering his wife Caroline Crouch
A 33-year-old Greek pilot has confessed to the killing of his young British wife, Caroline Crouch, police say, in a crime that shocked…
1TB iPhone: Smartphone storage capacity zooms on increased demand
Ahead of the potential launch of a 1TB iPhone this year, storage capacity is quickly gaining traction as one of the more important criteria
Apple again the world’s largest smartphone maker
FoThe launch of the 5G-capable iPhone 12 series has propelled Apple back atop their rightful throne as the world’s largest smartphone maker …
Apple gains market share worldwide – analyst
Apple is gaining market share worldwide as IDC research in Q4 finds robust 5G iPhone demand and Apple taking share from Huawei while…
Apple iPhone gains significant market share in Germany
Apple gained share as the company’s new iPhone SE 2020 hit the sweet spot in Germany, even as the country’s smartphone market…
Apple iPhone’s U.S. Q220 market share ballooned to 47%
Vendors ranging from the industry’s progenitor to South Korean dishwasher makers shipped 31.9 million smartphones…
Huawei passes Samsung to become No.1 in global smartphone unit sales
In the never-ending quest of fake iPhone peddlers to make it up on volume, Huawei last quarter passed Samsung to become No. in global smartphone unit sales…
Smartphone shipments in China down 16% in June
According to government data released on Tuesday, smartphone shipments in China fell 16% in June compared with a year earlier…
IDC expects worldwide smartphone shipments to plummet 11.9% in 2020
Worldwide smartphone shipments are forecast to decline 11.9% year over year in 2020 with shipments totaling 1.2 billion units, according to…
Micron exec: Smartphone demand in China is starting to come back
Micron’s executive vice president of global operations Manish Bhatia is starting to see some smartphone demand coming back in China, post-COVID-19 lockdown.
Global smartphone production to plunge a record 16.5% in June quarter – TrendForce
Despite supply chains resuming after weeks of shutdown, global smartphone production is expected to plunge an historic record 16.5% to 287 million phones
Here’s who benefits from ‘massive’ slowdown in smartphone sales
The COVID-19 pandemic is massively slowing the pace of smartphone sales and that could benefit many wireless carriers, Morgan Stanley says…
EU lawmakers, eyeing Apple, overwhelmingly call for standard device charger
EU lawmakers overwhelmingly called on Thursday for rules to establish a standard charger for all mobile device makers across Europe…
It’s a bad idea for the EU to force Apple to dump iPhone’s Lightning port
Apple disagrees with the European Union’s idea. It’d be a lose-lose-lose situation for the EU to force Apple to dump iPhone’s Lightning port …
Apple pushes back against EU call for common phone charger
Apple on Thursday again pushed back against European Union lawmakers’ call for a common phone charger standard, warning the move could hamper innovation…
EU wants to force all smartphone makers to use the same charging port
Members of the European Parliament want binding measures for chargers to fit all mobile phones and other portable devices…
iPhone is ahead of time, as usual: U.S. 5G coverage is still two years away
By tracking US carrier comments related to 5G deployment along with the number of 5G cities launched and coverage within those cities…
Decade in Review: What the smartphone has wrought
When the first Apple iPhone hit the market in 2007, not everyone was convinced it would supplant the flip-phone…
Apple’s iPhone XR was the top-selling smartphone worldwide in Q3 2019
According to Counterpoint Research’s Market Pulse, the iPhone XR was the top-selling model globally in Q3 2019…
Russia bans sale of gadgets without Russian-made software
Russia has passed a law banning the sale of certain devices that are not pre-installed with Russian software…
Apple’s iPhone 11, 11 Pro, 11 Pro Max off to a strong start in the U.S. – Strategy Analytics
Apple’s new iPhone 11 series of smartphones started shipping on the week of Sept. 20th, the official launch date…
Hackers unlock any smartphone using photographed fingerprints in just 20 minutes
In other words: fingerprint security sucks…
Apple chip supplier TSMC boosts capex by up to $5 billion, sees Q4 sales jump on smartphones
Apple Inc supplier TSMC raised its 2019 capital spending plan by up to $5 billion on Thursday and forecast a nearly 10% rise…
