Mobile Industry Smartphone market sees worst quarterly performance in over a decade, but Google defies trend The premium segment remains robust By Rob Thubron, September 28, 2023, 6:26 AM 11 comments
Apple Mobile Eight of the top 10 best-selling smartphones in 2022 were iPhones Two entry-level Samsung Galaxy phones also made the list By Shawn Knight, March 7, 2023, 11:33 AM 40 comments
Mobile Industry Smartphone shipments dip to lowest seen in a decade, 17-percent decline from 2021 Phone upgrades were low on consumers' priority list for 2022 By Cal Jeffrey, January 17, 2023, 5:36 PM 12 comments
Mobile Industry Samsung sold nearly 10 million foldable smartphones in 2021, up 300% YoY Will foldables eventually go mainstream? By Shawn Knight, July 21, 2022, 10:11 AM
Apple Mobile Apple was responsible for 22 percent of global smartphone shipments in Q4 2021 Worldwide smartphone shipments increased just one percent in Q4 2021 By Shawn Knight, January 18, 2022, 12:05 PM
Industry Mobile Smartphone sales are returning to normal as we enter the post-pandemic era 5G was a growth driver for the industry's top smartphone makers By Shawn Knight, June 7, 2021, 11:11 AM
Mobile Industry Apple sold 80 million iPhones in Q4 to become top smartphone vendor for the first time since 2016 Samsung still sold the most total smartphones in 2020 By Shawn Knight, February 22, 2021, 10:20 AM 12 comments
Mobile Apple Xiaomi reportedly sold more smartphones than Apple in Q3 2020 Xiaomi's sales grew nearly 35 percent year-over-year By Cohen Coberly, November 30, 2020, 2:07 PM 13 comments
Mobile Industry Global phone shipments climbed in Q3, with Samsung leading the pack once again Huawei begins its decline after a short victory By Adrian Potoroaca, October 31, 2020, 8:17 AM
Mobile Industry The iPhone 11 was 2019's second best-selling phone despite launching in September The iPhone XR was number one By Rob Thubron, February 28, 2020, 9:03 AM
Mobile Industry Apple saw double-digit decline in global iPhone sales in Q3 2019 Huawei and Samsung scored big sales numbers at the expense of Apple By Adrian Potoroaca, November 27, 2019, 12:38 PM
Mobile Industry LG and Sony's smartphone divisions continue to struggle Neither company has had much success in recent memory By Shawn Knight, July 30, 2019, 3:08 PM 7 comments
Mobile Apple iPhone XR was the best selling iPhone in the US for fiscal Q3 2019 Most consumers remain unconvinced of $1,000+ iPhones By Humza Aamir, July 24, 2019, 9:03 AM
Industry Mobile Smartphone sales predicted to fall 3% this year But 5G should give the industry a boost By Rob Thubron, March 28, 2019, 5:20 AM 12 comments
Industry Mobile Smartphone shipments in China last year fell to their lowest level since 2013 Shipments were down 14 percent year-over-year By Shawn Knight, January 28, 2019, 4:17 PM 7 comments
Industry Mobile Gartner says smartphone sales declined for the first time ever in Q4 As Samsung remains ahead of Apple By Rob Thubron, February 22, 2018, 11:38 AM 7 comments
Mobile Android, iOS shipped on more than 99 percent of smartphones sold in Q4 By Shawn Knight, February 16, 2017, 12:15 PM
Mobile Apple The Note 7 failure and strong iPhone 7 sales give iOS its largest US growth rate in two years Seems Apple fans didn't care about the missing headphone jack By Rob Thubron, December 8, 2016, 1:45 PM 12 comments
Industry Mobile IDC report shows Samsung continues to dominate as global smartphone sales stagnate By Rob Thubron, July 29, 2016, 10:15 AM
Industry Mobile IDC report shows worldwide shipments of smartphones stagnating; Samsung remains top manufacturer By Rob Thubron, April 28, 2016, 12:00 PM
Industry Mobile There was a record 1.4 billion smartphones shipped in 2015 and almost a quarter came from Samsung By Rob Thubron, January 28, 2016, 12:00 PM
Mobile Industry Samsung forecasts 4.2 percent profit dip in Q2 as Galaxy S6 sales fail to meet expectations By Shawn Knight, July 7, 2015, 2:30 PM 12 comments
Industry Electronics Samsung beats forecast but profit still drops By Shawn Knight, January 29, 2015, 11:00 AM
Industry Electronics Samsung is anticipating a 60 percent profit drop for Q3 2014 By Shawn Knight, October 7, 2014, 7:45 AM 8 comments
Mobile Industry Global smartphone shipments expected to approach 1.2 billion this year By Shawn Knight, September 16, 2014, 5:15 PM