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Apple grows, Samsung stagnates, Moto takes defunct LG’s place
Apple remained at the top, while Samsung is stagnating as the second top smartphone manufacturer, but it appears that Motorola is quickly taking LG’s previous market share with competitive and affordable devices.
Counterpoint: Apple Watch still dominates the smartwatch market
A new Counterpoint report highlights that the smartwatch market managed to grow 24% in 2021 and that Apple is still dominating the smartwatch market. Samsung is also gaining more market share.
Counterpoint: Smartphone revenue hits record high $450 billion in 2021
In a new report, we find out that smartphone manufacturers earned a total of $448 billion in revenues for 2021, which is a 7% YoY increase compared to 2020.
Apple was the king of US smartphone sales in 2021
A report claims that Apple was the most successful smartphone vendor in the US during 2021
Counterpoint: Samsung is still on top in Europe in Q3 2021
Counterpoint Research posted its new report for the third quarter of 2021, which reveals that Samsung is still the number one manufacturer in Europe.
Report: Apple takes 75% of global smartphone profits, but captures only 13% market share
A new research highlights that Apple took more than 75% of the global smartphone profits, despite it not have any majority market share.
Counterpoint: MediaTek dominates the chipset market in Q2 2021
Counterpoint Research just posted its quarterly analysis of the smartphone chipset market, and MediaTek did well in the last quarter, the research reveals.
Samsung could lose number one spot to Xiaomi, research predicts
It seems that Xiaomi's work is starting to pay off, as it could've taken Samsung's first spot in smartphone sales around the world
OnePlus was the fastest growing OEM in the US in first half of 2021
According to a new research, OnePlus has become the fastest-growing OEM in the first half of 2021 in the US. The lower-end devices helped boost sales.
MediaTek is catching up to Qualcomm, but the split is interesting
Mediatek will likely end 2021 with a 37% share of the global smartphone SoC market, leading Qualcomm by a healthy margin, as per Counterpoint.
Apple and Samsung managed to grow in Q4 2020 despite smartphone market 6% YoY decline
Information from Counterpoint Research shows how the iPhone 12 and the Galaxy S20 FE helped Apple and Samsung avoid losses in Q4 2020
Top four highest-selling premium phones in Q1 2020 were from Apple: Counterpoint
Apple led the premium smartphone segment with a market share of 57%, followed by Samsung at 19% and HUAWEI accounting for 12% in Q1 2020.
US 5G smartphone market was dominated by Samsung last year
5G smartphone sales in the United States were entirely dominated by Samsung according to the latest market share report from Counterpoint Research