India shipped a total of 23.5 million units of smartphones in Q1 2016 registering 5.2 percent growth over the same period last year, according to the International Data Corporation’s (IDC) Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker. The smartphone shipments has decreased by 8.2 percent over Q4 2015 and it has been dipping consecutively for two quarters. Continue reading “Indian smartphone shipment drops 8.2% in Q1, Reliance Jio grabs 5th spot: IDC”
Fitbit has continued to dominate the wearable space in Q1 2016. According to a latest report from IDC, Fitbit held 24.5% market share in this quarter and shipped 4.8 million units
Worldwide smartphone shipment growth fell flat for first time and this is the smallest year-over-year growth on record. According to a report from IDC, vendors shipped a total of 334.9 million smartphones worldwide in the first quarter of 2016 (1Q16), up slightly from the 334.3 million units in 1Q15.
Continue reading “Global smartphone shipments goes flat, Oppo and Vivo hit top 5 list in Q1 2016: IDC”
Worldwide shipments of wearable devices are expected to reach 110 million units by the end of 2016 with 38.2% growth over the previous year, according to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Wearable Device Tracker.
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Worldwide tablet shipments is expected to decrease by 5.9% in 2016, to 195 million units, according to a latest report from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Tablet Tracker forecast.
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International Data Corporation (IDC) is out with its monthly city level smartphone tracker which reveals that 30 leading cities of India make up approximately for 51% of the entire smartphone market in Q4 CY 2015. Delhi and Mumbai were the top two cities that generated maximum demand for the phone. Apple has outsmarted Xiaomi and grabbed number spot in the Indian smartphone market, said the report.
Continue reading “Apple grabs number 6 spot in India’s top 30 cities: IDC”
Buoyed by the growing popularity of fitness trackers and the Apple Watch, the worldwide wearable device market showed a notable increase in Q4 2015. As per the International Data Corporation (IDC)Worldwide Quarterly Wearable Device Tracker, vendors shipped 27.4 million units in the Q4 2015, a 126.9 percent increase from the year before.
Continue reading “Worldwide wearables market soar 126.9% in Q4 2015, Fitbit continues reign: IDC”
Worldwide tablet market declined yet again in the fourth quarter of 2015 with 65.9 million units shipped, down 13.7% year over year, according to latest report from the International Data Corporation (IDC).This is the fifth straight quarter where tablets have reported a decrease year over year. In Q3, 2015 tablet shipment had declined by 12.6%
A total of 9.3 million smartphones were shipped in India in the month of October 2015, according to a new report from International Data Corporation (IDC). A large chunk of these smartphones were 4G enabled from companies like Lenovo, Samsung and others.
Continue reading “4G smartphones surpass 3G shipments in October 2015: IDC”
Worldwide wearables markets will see continued growth as second- and third-generation iterations reach the market, according a latest forecast from IDC. The research firm stated that the worldwide wearable device market that includes smartwatches and fitness trackers, will reach a total of 111.1 million units in 2016, up a strong 44.4% from the 80 million units expected to ship shipped in 2015.
Continue reading “Global wearables shipments to cross 200 Million in 2019: Report”
2015 will be the first full year of single-digit worldwide smartphone growth, according to a latest forecast from IDC. The research firm has predicted that worldwide smartphone shipments will grow 9.8% in 2015 to a total of 1.43 billion units.
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The worldwide wearables market grew 197.6% in Q3 2015, according to the latest report from IDC. The total shipment volume for the quarter came to 21.0 million units up from the 7.1 million units shipped in Q3 2014.
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International Data Corporation (IDC) has announced that 28.3 million smartphones were shipped to India in the third quarter of 2015 that ended September 30th. This is up 21.4% from 23.3 million units for the same period last year, said the report. It also said that one out of 3 smartphones shipped in India in Q3 2015 were 4G-enabled. Samsung is still the top smartphone vendor in the country by shipments with 24% market share, up 1% compared to the last quarter. Continue reading “Indian smartphone market grows 21.4% YoY in Q3 2015, driven by budget 4G smartphones”
Just yesterday, IDC revealed its numbers for the worldwide smartphone shipment and today, the research firm is out with report for the global tablet shipments. A total of 48.7 million units were shipped in the Q3 2015, reporting a 12.6% decline owing to the challenges faced by the tablet market.
Continue reading “Global tablet shipments decline 12.6% in Q3 2015: Report”
