OPPO, Huawei and Vivo grab nearly half of Chinese smartphone market in 2016: IDC

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The smartphone market in China saw a 19% YoY growth and 17% QoQ growth in Q4 2016, according to the latest IDC Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker. OPPO, Huawei and Vivo grabbed 48% of the Chinese smartphone market in 2016.

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Indian smartphone market surpasses 30 million unit shipments in Q3 2016: IDC

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Smartphone market in India crossed the 30 Million unit shipments milestone for the first time ever in a quarter in CY Q3 2016, according to the International Data Corporation’s (IDC) Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker. The market continued its healthy traction with 11 percent YoY growth. Continue reading “Indian smartphone market surpasses 30 million unit shipments in Q3 2016: IDC”

Indian smartphone market grows 17% in Q2 2016: IDC

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The Indian smartphone market recorded a a healthy 17.1 percent growth over previous quarter and a marginal 3.7 percent growth over Q2 2015, according to the International Data Corporation’s (IDC) Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker.

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Apple and Lenovo are fastest growing smartphone vendors in India in Q1 2016: Canalys

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Indian smartphone market grew by 12 per cent year on year with 24.4 million units shipped in the Q1 of 2016, according to a new report by Canalys. Apple and Lenovo have become the fastest growing smartphone vendors in the country.
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India pips US to become second largest smartphone market in the world: Report

India has become the second largest smartphone market in the world, according to Counterpoint’s Market Monitor service. The country surpassed US in terms of active unique smartphone user base with over 220 million users.

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‘Made in India’ smartphones share increases to 24.8% in Q2, 2015: Report

India shipped a total of 56.6 million handsets during the April-June, 2015 quarter, out of which 43% were smartphones. The smartphone market grew 24.8% during the same period.

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Apple UK market share hits record high

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Shortly after the global launch of the iPhone 6, Apple called its latest smartphone the greatest yet and according to recent figures, this has translated into sales and a noticeable improvement in Apple’s UK market share. Kantar Worldpanel Comtech report that strong sales of the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus resulted in Apple’s market share reaching 42.5 percent in November. Continue reading “Apple UK market share hits record high”

India is fastest growing smartphone market in Asia Pacific: Report

India continues to be the fastest growing smartphone market in the Asia Pacific region, with about 82% growth in the July-September quarter of 2014 over the same period last year, according to a latest report from IDC.

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India’s smartphone market soars by 84% in Q2: Report

India’s smartphone market has recorded a 84 per cent year on year growth in Q2 2014, as per the latest report from International Data Corporation (IDC). Country’s smartphone shipment stood at 18.42 million units registering a quarterly growth of 11 per cent.

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