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Smartphone sales slowed decline in Q4, with a big assist from Apple

January 28, 2021

Via: Tech Crunch

New numbers from Canalys show a slowing in the major smartphone decline we saw for 2020. The past year was, of course, a major blow to an industry already suffering a slide. Hope that the arrival of 5G would right […]


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LG could stop making smartphones in 2021

January 20, 2021

Via: The Inquirer

The news comes from a memo CEO Kwon Bong-seok addressed to staff and published by The Korea Herald. “Since the competition in the global market for mobile devices is getting fiercer, it is about time for LG to make a […]


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TrendForce expects the smartphone market to slowly recover in 2021, but Huawei won’t benefit

January 5, 2021

Via: Tech Crunch

After a dismal year, the global smartphone market will slowly start recovering in 2021, predicts TrendForce. But Huawei won’t benefit and, in fact, will fall out of the research firm’s list of the world’s top six smartphone makers by production […]


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Xiaomi reportedly sold more smartphones than Apple in Q3 2020

November 30, 2020

Via: TechSpot

Apple, on the other hand, maintained a market share of around 11.1 percent, with Q3 smartphone sales totaling nearly 40.6 million. The percent difference between these two companies is small, and might not seem too significant upon a cursory glance. […]


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China’s Xiaomi becomes Western Europe’s third-largest smartphone seller

November 25, 2020

Via: Fortune

On Tuesday Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi reported it earned 55% of its third quarter revenues from markets outside of China, marking the first time in the company’s ten-year history that contributions from the brand’s overseas business surpassed domestic ones. “Excluding […]


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COVID-19 blamed as smartphone sales plummet 20% in Q2

August 25, 2020

Via: Tech Crunch

The last couple of years have been tough on the smartphone industry, as sales plateaued and eventually eroded. But nothing could have prepared manufacturers for 2020. This was supposed to be the year numbers began bouncing back, courtesy of 5G […]


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Apple and Samsung have topped the smartphone market for 9 years. Now there’s a new leader

July 30, 2020

Via: Fortune

China’s Huawei Technologies toppled Samsung in the second quarter to become the world’s largest smartphone company based on shipments, according to a report from Canalys, a market research firm. Huawei had already surpassed Samsung in monthly sales in April and […]