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The Galaxy S23 series sold way better than the S22 generation before it, now Galaxy S24 series has sold even better, reports Counterpoint Research. Things began with strong pre-orders and the momentum has kept up into the start of open sales. Samsung increased its shipment target for the first quarter of 2024 to 13 million units (up from the original estimate of 12 million). Globally, sales of the Galaxy S24 series is 8% higher than the S23 models in the same period (January 28 to February 17). This doesn’t sound like…

Smartphone shipments are off to a rocky start in China with a drop of 7% in the first six weeks of 2024. The latest Counterpoint Research report shows double-digit declines in shipments across the board for the January 1 to February 11 period compared to last year. Low consumer confidence and the lack of upcoming high-profile launches as the two main reasons behind the disappointing start to the year. Oppo saw its shipment shares drop by 29% while Apple’s shipments were down 24% compared to last year. In Apple’s case,…

Seven of the top 10 bestselling handsets in 2023 were iPhones, according to data from research firm Counterpoint. This marks the first time in Counterpoint’s tracking of such data that Apple’s handset has dominated the chart to this extent. The research revealed the iPhone 14 to be the biggest seller, with 3.9% of all smartphone sales last year. The iPhone 14 Pro Max took the second spot, while the iPhone 14 Pro appeared in third place. The older iPhone 13 placed fourth. The iPhone 15 handsets showed up in fifth,…

Counterpoint has published new research that shows that Apple has secured the top 7 spots in the world’s best-selling smartphone list. Samsung’s budget A-series smartphones fill up the final three spots on the list. Here are the details.Apple dominates global smartphone salesAccording to a report by Counterpoint Research, Apple captured the top seven positions in the global list of best-selling smartphones in 2023.Apple also dominated the 2022 list, with 7 positions out of 10, but not in order. The Apple iPhone 14 was the…

Just like in 2022, Apple secured 7 out of 10 best-selling smartphones globally. The new bit for 2023 was that it was in order this time around with phones 1-7 on the list being exclusively iPhones. Samsung was the only other vendor present on the list with a trio of affordable Galaxy A-series devices. Top-10 best selling smartphones of 2023 (Canalys) Even though it launched back in 2022, the iPhone 14 was 2023’s top-selling phone with an estimated 3.9% of all smartphones shipments globally. Counterpoint…

Counterpoint Research: In a first, Apple had the top seven best selling smartphones globally in 2023, and Samsung had three; iPhone 14, 14 Pro Max, 14 Pro, and 13 topped the list — - The combined market share of the top 10 smartphones in 2023 reached the highest ever at 20%, up from 19% in 2022. Counterpoint Research: In a first, Apple had the top seven best selling smartphones globally in 2023, and Samsung had three; iPhone 14, 14 Pro Max, 14 Pro, and 13 topped the list — - The…

Counterpoint Research posted an interesting analysis of the Chinese smartphone market. Putting together the numbers for the first two weeks of the year shows that Huawei shipped more devices than anyone, effectively making it the best-selling company currently. According to the report, the three reasons behind Huawei's success were the Mate 60 sales with China-developed Kirin 9000 chipset, brand loyalty among consumers and the quick progress of in-house Harmony OS 4.0. Counterpoint Research usually gives a glimpse…

As per the research, Samsung led the market in 2023 with an 18 percent share driven by a strong performance of the A-series, “aggressive offline marketing and focused approach in the premium segment.”Vivo ranked second with a 17 percent share and led the affordable premium segment in 2023, thanks to the Vivo V29 series in offline and T-series in online platforms.Xiaomi slipped to the third spot in 2023 but was able to grab the top spot in Q4 2023 driven by the move to launch 5G phones in the affordable segment, offline…

Smartphone shipments in India grew by a significant 25 percent year-on-year (YoY) for the October-December period (Q4) in 2023, as per a new report by market research firm Counterpoint. Xiaomi climbed to the top position in the quarter with 18 percent of the market share, a first since Q3 2022. The feat was achieved on the back of the company's foray into the affordable 5G segment with its Redmi 13C. Vivo retained its second spot, followed by Samsung which slipped to third after leading the market for four consecutive…

Counterpoint Research revealed Samsung shipped the most devices in India for the calendar 2023. The Korean company is back at the top spot after six years of Xiaomi dominance, but the owner of the independent Redmi and Poco brands showed some resilience and kept the top spot for the Q4 period with an 18.3% market share. The total shipments remained flat for 2023, with about 152 million shipped units. The first half was challenging for the whole industry, but in H2, the market managed to recover, supported by 5G…