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- 30 Nov 2016
4G Smartphone Shipments to Surpass 1Bn in 2016 - IDC
Worldwide smartphone shipments will reach 1.45 billion this year, 1.17 billion of which will be 4G-enabled devices, according to IDC. Worldwide smartphone shipments are expected to reach 1.45 billion…
- 25 Sept 2013
IDC Sees Double Smartphone Shipments to Africa in 4 Years
Smartphone shipments to Africa were up 21.5% year on year for Q2 2013, according to the latest insights from International Data Corporation (IDC). Referencing its most recent Middle East and Africa…
- 28 Jan 2014
Global Smartphone Shipments Top 1Bn in 2013- IDC
Global smartphone shipments topped 1 billion units for first time in 2013, climbing 38.4 percent from the previous year to 1.004 billion units, research firm IDC said. Smartphones made up 55.1…
- 13 Jun 2019
Nigeria Records 2.3M Units of Smartphone Shipments in Q1 2019 - IDC
Africa's smartphone market saw a 7.1% decline in shipments quarter on quarter (QoQ) in Q1 2019 to total 21.5 million units, according to the latest insights from International Data Corporation (IDC).…
- 12 Dec 2018
Smartphone Shipments Expected to Return to Growth in 2019- According to IDC
The worldwide smartphone shipment is expected to decline by 3% in 2018 before returning to low single-digit growth in 2019 and through 2022; this is according to the International Data Corporation…
- 22 Sept 2018
Nigeria, SA Drive Strong Growth in Africa's Smartphone Shipments
A total of 22.4 million smartphones were shipped in Africa during the second quarter of this year (Q2 2018), according to the latest insights from International Data Corporation (IDC). The global…
- 4 Aug 2018
Huawei Predicts Smartphone Shipments to Hit 200M in 2018
China's Huawei Technologies, which overtook Apple as the world's second-largest smartphone vendor in the June quarter, forecast global smartphone shipments exceeding 200 million this year, a recovery…
- 28 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…
- 6 May 2017
Smartphone Shipments Rebound in Q1
Phone companies shipped a total of 347.4 million smartphones globally in the first quarter of 2017, with shipments up 4.3%. This is according to the International Data Corporation's (IDC's) Worldwide…
- 28 Oct 2015
Samsung Regains Global Smartphone Shipments Top Rank in 3Q2015
Samsung once again remained the overall leader in the worldwide smartphone market with 84.5 million units shipped, up 6.1% from last year, as smartphone shipments reach second highest level for a…
- 3 May 2018
Samsung, iPhone & Huawei lead Worldwide Smartphone Shipment Market
International Data Corporation (IDC’s) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker shows that smartphone vendors shipped a total of 334.3 million units during the first quarter of 2018 (1Q18), resulting…
- 28 Feb 2018
Smartphones Shipment Volumes Decline by 0.5% in 2017, but Growth Expected to Return in 2018 - IDC
International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker report, shows that, worldwide Smartphone shipments declined by 0.5% in 2017, the first year-over-year decline the market…
- 19 May 2013
Android, iOS Claim 92.3% Smartphone OS Shipments in Q1 2013
Android and iOS, the number one and number two ranked Smartphone operating systems (OS) worldwide, combined for 92.3% of all Smartphone shipments during the first quarter of 2013 (1Q13) as Windows…
- 3 Jun 2020
Smartphone Shipments to Plunge by 11.9% in 2020 Fueled by Ongoing COVID-19 Challenges- IDC Reports
The worldwide smartphone market is forecast to decline 11.9% year over year in 2020 with shipments totaling 1.2 billion units, according to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide…
- 4 May 2019
Smartphone Shipments Dip by 6.6% in Q1 2019, As Samsung and Huawei Maintain Lead
Global smart phone shipment dipped by 6.6% year over year, during the first quarter of 2019 (1Q19), according to preliminary data from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly…
- 3 Nov 2018
Samsung, Huawei Lead Smartphone Shipments Decline for the Fourth Consecutive Quarter
The preliminary data from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker shows that smartphone vendors shipped a total of 355.2 million units during the third…
- 31 Jan 2015
Samsung Faces Multi-Front Battle In Global Smartphone Shipment
With increased pressure in the high-end from Apple, and at the low-end to midrange from Chinese manufacturers Xiaomi, Huawei, ZTE, and others, Samsung faces a multi-front battle. Apparently, holiday…
- 17 Oct 2021
Smartphone Shipments Fell by 6% in Q3 2021 Due to Component Shortages
The worldwide chip shortage has impacted almost every industry that relies on computer components, including smartphone makers. According to Canalys, Global smartphone sales decreased 6% in the third…
- 29 Oct 2015
Huawei Mid-To-High Smartphones Lift Shipments to 60%
Huawei once again focused its efforts on the mid-to-high range as nearly a third of the quarterly shipments were in this price range. Huawei shipped 26.5 million units, up an impressive 60.9% from…
- 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…
- 13 Nov 2015
Smartphone 3Q15’s 355.2m Shipments is 2nd Highest Level in S/Quarter
According to the latest preliminary results from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker, vendors shipped a total of 355.2 million smartphones worldwide in…
- 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…
- 3 Sept 2015
MTN Collaborates IDC on Affordable Smartphones for Internet Penetration
MTN Nigeria has once again suggested that massive rollout of LTE broadband services can become more profitable through increased shipment of affordable smartphones in the country. Speaking during…
- 27 Jul 2013
Record 230m smartphones Shipped in Q2
Global smartphone shipments jumped 47 per cent to 229.6 million in Q2 2013 from 156.5 million units in Q2 2012, according to the latest research from Strategy Analytics, with Samsung accounting for…
- 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…
- 7 Dec 2020
Nigeria's Mobile Phone Market Bounces Back to Post Healthy Growth
Smartphone shipments into Nigeria increased 13.7% quarter on quarter (QoQ) in Q3 2020 to almost 3 million units, according to the latest figures from global technology and consulting services firm…
- 29 Aug 2014
Nigeria, Other Emerging Markets Lead Smartphone Market
Latest report on global smartphone shipments places Nigeria and other emerging markets as leaders in the sub-sector, accounting for over 50 per cent of the total market shares. The International Data…
- 6 Dec 2021
Africa’s Smartphone Market Dips Amid Component Shortages
Africa's smartphone market saw shipments decline 2.3% quarter-on-quarter (QoQ) during Q3 2021, according to the latest figures announced by International Data Corporation (IDC). In a statement…
- 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…