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Friday 29 October 2021
Apple re-takes second place with strong iPhone 13 sales
Global chipset shortages caused smartphone shipments to fall 6% on year in the third quarter of 2021, according to Canalys. Samsung was once again the leading vendor, while Apple...
Friday 22 October 2021
Supply-side factors may constrain 5G smartphone shipment growth in 2022
Supply-side factors, including particulary shortages of power management IC (PMIC) and other components as well as power cuts in China, are very likely to constrain the overall 5G...
Wednesday 13 October 2021
Global smartphone shipments to see growth of 4-7% every year from 2022-2026
Judging from the status of the upstream supply chain, regional markets and the COVID-19 pandemic, Digitimes Research expects global smartphone shipments to increase 4.7% on year and...
Wednesday 29 September 2021
Backend firms optimistic about demand for smartphone APs in 1Q22
Backend firms have received engineering samples of next-generation smartphone APs from vendors such as Qualcomm and MediaTek, and expect a particularly strong first-quarter 2022 for...
Wednesday 22 September 2021
5G drives double-digit growth for 6th straight quarter in smartphone APs, says Strategy Analytics
For the sixth straight quarter, the global smartphone applications processor (AP) market clocked a double-digit on-year revenue increase in the second quarter of 2021, according to...
Thursday 8 July 2021
Samsung wins almost half of 1Q21 smartphone memory market, says Strategy Analytics
The global smartphone memory market generated revenue of US$11.4 billion in the first quarter of 2021, according to Strategy Analytics. Samsung led the market with a 49% revenue sh...
Friday 11 June 2021
Global smartphone AP market posts double-digit growth in 1Q21
The global smartphone applications processor (AP) market surged 21% on year to US$6.8 billion in the first quarter of 2021, according to Strategy Analytics.
Thursday 10 June 2021
Global smartphone shipments reach 650 million units in 1H21, says Digitimes Research
Worldwide smartphone shipments are likely to reach 650 million units in the first half of 2021, and shipments in the first and second quarters each will register a double-digit growth...
Friday 28 May 2021
Global smartphone shipments, 1H 2021

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Wednesday 19 May 2021
Arm loses smartphone and tablet GPU share in 2020
The global smartphone and tablet graphics processing unit (GPU) market leader Arm lost share in 2020, according to Strategy Analytics.
Monday 17 May 2021
Global smartphone shipments to decline in 2Q21, says Digitimes Research
Some first-tier brands, including Xiaomi, Oppo and Vivo, are likely to see their smartphone shipments decline in the second quarter of 2021 due to shortages of semiconductor components,...
Monday 19 April 2021
Global smartphone revenue to spike 13% in 2021, says Strategy Analytics
Global smartphone wholesale revenue will increase 13% on year in 2021, the highest revenue growth in six years, according to Strategy Analytics. Despite the economic uncertainty and...
Tuesday 2 March 2021
Global smartphone shipments to grow 50% in 1Q21
Global smartphone shipments are likely to grow nearly 50% on year to 340 million units in the first quarter of 2021, driven by robust sales of Apple's iPhone 12 Pro and iPhone Pro...
Thursday 4 February 2021
Apple takes smartphone AP revenue leadership in 3Q20
The global smartphone applications processor (AP) market grew 32% in revenue terms to a record high of US$7.4 billion in the third quarter of 2020, according to Strategy Analytics...
Thursday 28 January 2021
Apple takes global smartphone top spot in 4Q20, says Canalys
Worldwide smartphone shipments reached 359.6 million units in the fourth quarter of 2020, down by a slight 2% on year, according to Canalys. Apple shipped its most iPhones ever in...