Anshul Gupta
Top five smartphone vendors see growth in the third quarter of 2017
Xiaomi exhibits best performance of the quarter.
Demand for 4G smartphones in emerging markets spurs growth in 2Q17: Gartner
Growing demand in emerging markets for 4G smartphones, with more storage, better processors and more advanced cameras.
Smartphone sales growth slowest since 2008, iPhone declines for first time: Gartner
Global sales of smartphones to end-users totalled 403 million units in the fourth quarter of 2015, a 9.7% increase over the same period in 2014, according to Gartner Inc.
Multi-device consumers on the rise: Gartner
Gartner expects mature market users to use three to four personal devices from a mix of ‘main’ and ‘niche’ devices.
Q2 2015 global smartphone sales see slowest growth since 2013: Gartner
Worldwide smartphone sales recorded the slowest growth rate since 2013, according to research firm Gartner Inc.
Emerging markets drive smartphone sales up 19% in Q1 2015: Gartner
Worldwide sales of smartphones to end-users reached 336 million units, an increase of 19.3%, during the first quarter of 2015, according to Gartner Inc.
2013: The year smartphone sales overtook the rest, says Gartner
Worldwide sales of smartphones to end-users totalled 968 million units in 2013, an increase of 42.3% from 2012, according to Gartner Inc.
Smartphones now make up more than half of all mobile phone sales
Worldwide mobile phone sales to end-users totalled 455.6 million units in the third quarter of 2013, an increase of 5.7% from the same period last year, according to Gartner Inc. Sales of smartphones accounted for 55% of overall mobile phone sales in that period, and reached their highest share to date.
APAC smartphone sales up 74%, Microsoft takes No 3 spot globally
Asia Pacific, Latin America and Eastern Europe exhibited the highest smartphone growth rates of 74.1%, 55.7% and 31.6% respectively, according to Gartner Inc, while Microsoft edged out BlackBerry to take the No 3 spot.
Mobile phone sales down 2.3% worldwide, smartphone sales up 42.7%
Worldwide sales of mobile phones to end-users was at 419 million units in the second quarter of 2012, a 2.3% decline from the second quarter of 2011, according to Gartner Inc. Smartphone sales accounted for 36.7% of total mobile phone sales and grew 42.7% in the same period.
