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- 21 Jan 2015
4G LTE Shipments to GCC Grow 400%, MEA Smartphone Market Booms
Statistics released on Tuesday showed that GCC shipments of 4G LTE handsets have increased more than four times over the last year and are now close to accounting for one half of all smartphones sold…
- 28 Apr 2015
Huawei, Lenovo Top 83% MEA Smartphone Market Growth in 2014
Smartphone shipments to the Middle East and Africa saw unprecedented year-on-year growth of 83% in 2014, as Huawei and Lenovo made significant improvements during the time, according to - Q4 2014…
- 12 Jul 2015
Low-Priced Phones Pushing 2015 MEA Smartphone Market to 155m Units
Middle East and Africa (MEA) smartphone shipments are set to total 155 million units in 2015 after increasing 66% year on year during the first quarter to reach more than 36 million units, according…
- 13 Jul 2015
Samsung, Tecno & Apple Lead African Smartphone Market
Samsung, Tecno, and Apple were the leading smartphone vendors in Africa during the quarter, with Huawei being ousted from the top three. The three leading vendors accounted for a combined 55% share…
- 27 Sept 2016
Smartphone Shipment in Africa Records 23m Drop in Q2 of 2016 - IDC
Shipments of smartphones in Africa fell 5.2% to 23.1 million units in the second quarter of 2016, according to the latest figures from International Data Corporation (IDC). These figures, presented…
- 14 Jun 2017
IDC Blames Macroeconomic Conditions for Downturn in Africa's Mobile Phone Market
Africa's mobile phone market started 2017 off with a drastic quarter-on-quarter (QoQ) decline according to the latest figures announced today by International Data Corporation (IDC). The global…
- 20 Jun 2017
Africa's Mobile Phone Market Declines in Q1 2017 - IDC
The overall mobile market in Africa was up 8.4%, primarily due to feature phone shipments. Overall mobile phone shipments for the first quarter of the year in Africa totalled 54.5 million units, down…
- 13 Dec 2017
Africa's Smartphone Market witnesses Recovery - Report
Africa's smartphone market bounced back from two consecutive declines to post quarter-on-quarter (QoQ) growth of 4.4% in Q3 2017, according to the latest insights released yesterday by International…
- 26 Dec 2017
How Will VAT Impact the GCC Mobile Phone Market?
With VAT of 5% becoming effective across the UAE and Saudi Arabia on January 1st, and the rest of the GCC following suit later in 2018, questions are being asked about what this means for the…
- 12 Mar 2018
Africa's Smartphone Market Declines Amid Strong Performance of Region’s Biggest Markets
Africa's smartphone market experienced a quarter-on-quarter (QoQ) decline of 6.4% during Q4 2017, according to the latest insights announced today by International Data Corporation (IDC). The global…
- 11 Jun 2018
Africa's Mobile Market Decline for Second Successive Quarter says IDC
Africa's overall mobile phone market remained flat in Q1 2018 although smartphone shipments declined for the second successive quarter, according to the latest insights from International Data…
- 17 Apr 2024
Samsung Returns to Top of The Smartphone Market – Industry tracker
Samsung regained its position as the top smartphone seller, wresting back the lead from Apple as Chinese rivals close the gap on both market leaders, industry tracker International Data Corporation…