Counterpoint

Apple iPhone XR emerges top selling iPhone in Nov as yearly sales dip 20%: Report

The iPhone X experienced “almost 50% higher volume” in November 2017 than the iPhone XR did in 2018.

Apple faces rough 2019 start in China with court battle, trade war and 5G spell

We did not foresee the magnitude of the economic deceleration, particularly in China: Tim Cook.

OnePlus enters the list of top 5 premium Android OEMs in Q2 2018: Report

Around 40 OEMs compete in the premium smartphone segment worldwide out of which top 5 are selected.

Apple iPhone 8 tops Galaxy S9 and iPhone X in May smartphone sales: Counterpoint

Xiaomi’s Redmi 5A was a strong contender in the entry-level, while Vivo’s X21 owned the mid-range.

Lack of interesting features in new smartphones saw demand of refurbished devices rise in 2017: Counterpoint

Counterpoint indicates that the demand for refurbished smartphones has grown globally with a 13 percent year on year growth in 2017 with up to 140 million devices sold.

Samsung unveiled the Galaxy S9 smartphone with special emphasis on visual applications for social media

Analyst Ben Wood from CCS Insight said the S9 and larger-screened S9 Plus were all about incremental gains over the S8.

JioPhone becomes leading feature phone brand in India with 27 percent market share in Q4 2017

The Rs 1,500 JioPhone supplies were higher in the late Q4 and the device managed to bridge the demand vs supply gap, a Counterpoint report noted.

Apple board mandates Tim Cook to fly in a private jet for all business and personal travel, for security reasons after his salary hike

Apple's board of directors has approved that Cook will fly on private aircraft whenever he travels, be it for business or personal purpose.

Xiaomi becomes the fifth largest smartphone brand in Russia: Counterpoint Research

Smartphone shipments in Russia grew by 7 percent annually and 38 per cent sequentially during Q3 2017.

Motorola makes significant comeback in the United States, almost doubling its sales volume and market shares annually

Moto, ZTE and LG registered strong gains and Verizon remained the largest smartphone sales channel.