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Nov 10, 2020, 08:13 ET US Smartphone Market on Road to Recovery with 31% QoQ Growth in Q3 2020

The US market saw a 31% quarter-on-quarter (QoQ) increase in smartphone sales in Q3 2020, according to the latest figures from Counterpoint...

Oct 29, 2020, 09:30 ET Counterpoint Research: US 5G Mobile Market Hits an Interesting Acceleration Point

The US 5G market has hit an interesting stage with tons of action. On the mobile operator side, T-Mobile, AT&T and Verizon have all amassed 5G...

Oct 12, 2020, 12:00 ET Counterpoint Research: Apple to Outperform Global Smartphone Market in 2020; iPhone Refresh to See Significant Upgrade Cycle in Q4

Apple is set to announce its new line-up of iPhones on October 13. This will mark a significant moment in the rollout of 5G and will be an...

Oct 07, 2020, 09:00 ET 5G Smartphones Account for 14% of Total US Smartphone Sales in Aug

5G smartphone sales accounted for 14% of total US sales in August, up from just 3% in January 2020, according to Counterpoint's latest North America...

Aug 24, 2020, 09:43 ET Global Smartwatch Market Revenue up 20% in H1 2020, Led by Apple, Garmin & Huawei

‎The global smartwatch market posted a healthy 20% revenue growth in H1 2020 despite the COVID-19 pandemic and shipments remaining flat compared to...

Aug 07, 2020, 09:00 ET Global Household Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) Subscribers to Cross Half a Billion Mark by 2030

Fixed wireless access (FWA) is emerging as one of the leading use cases for 5G New Radio (NR) architecture, rapidly gaining momentum as a scalable...

May 05, 2020, 07:42 ET US Smartphone Market Down 21% As COVID-19 Impacts Both Supply and Demand

Q1 2020 saw a 21% year-over-year (YoY) decline in smartphone sales driven by store closures and stay-at-home orders in the latter part of the...

Apr 21, 2020, 09:30 ET Smart Home Market Poised to Grow Rapidly by 2025, Led by Wi-Fi Connectivity Adoption

According to Counterpoint's latest Smart Home research, the global smart home market is projected to grow at a CAGR of 21% from 2019-2025. The...

Feb 12, 2020, 08:00 ET Counterpoint Research: One-Third of Global Smartphones Sold in 2019 Had Embedded Hardware Security, Apple leads with 42% Market Share

Sales of smartphones with embedded hardware security (secure smartphones) grew 39% year-on-year (YoY) in 2019, according to the latest research from...

Feb 06, 2020, 07:01 ET Specs, pricing to help next-gen Samsung Galaxy S20 continue growth trend

The next-generation Samsung Galaxy S20 series smartphone will be unveiled at the company's Galaxy Unpacked event which takes place on February 11. We ...

Nov 07, 2019, 09:23 ET Counterpoint Research: Smartphone Market Decline Halts, Will 5G Help it Grow?

The global smartphone market showed signs of recovery ending a long period of continuous quarterly YoY declines. Shipments during 3Q 2019 were flat...

Jul 31, 2019, 07:05 ET Counterpoint Research: Combined Global Market Share of Huawei, OPPO, Vivo, Xiaomi and Realme Reaches Highest-Ever Level in Q2 2019

The combined global smartphone market share of Chinese majors Huawei, OPPO, Vivo, Xiaomi, and Realme (HOVXR) reached 42% in Q2 2019, the highest it...

Jul 18, 2019, 09:15 ET US Consumers Expecting to Pay More for 5G Smartphones; Excited for Rollout of 5G

Out of the total number of US consumers polled by Counterpoint Research's 5G Consumer Opinion Survey, 81% find 5G 'appealing' or 'very appealing'...

Jul 12, 2019, 09:00 ET Counterpoint Research: US 5G Smartphone Sales Extend Cross-Country in the First Month of Sales

The US market shows 5G smartphone sales in over 10 cities in May despite Verizon only launching 5G services in Chicago and Minneapolis, according to...

Jul 10, 2019, 09:37 ET Shipments of eSIM-based Devices to Reach Nearly 2 Billion Units by 2025

Shipments of eSIM-based devices will reach almost two billion units by 2025, up from 364 million in 2018, according to the latest research report...

Jul 03, 2019, 09:17 ET Counterpoint Research: Over 5 Million 5G Smartphones Will Be Sold In The US This Year

Counterpoint Research estimates that US 5G smartphone sales will exceed five million units in 2019 as carriers ramp their 5G networks and device...

Jun 26, 2019, 09:44 ET Global Connected Car Revenues to Grow Five-Fold by 2025

Revenues from connected cars globally are projected to grow five-fold, reaching over US$24 billion by 2025, the latest research by Counterpoint's...

May 02, 2019, 10:08 ET Counterpoint Research: Global Smartwatch Shipments Grew 48% YoY in Q1 2019 with One in Three Being an Apple Watch

Global smartwatch shipments grew a healthy rate of 48% year-over-year (YoY) in Q1 2019 driven by Apple, Samsung, Fitbit, and Huawei, according to the ...

Apr 17, 2019, 09:00 ET Apple iPhone XR Was the Top-Selling Smartphone in the US during February

The iPhone XR was Apple's best-selling smartphone in February, according to Counterpoint's monthly US smartphone churn tracker. The XR was...

Apr 12, 2019, 09:54 ET Samsung Galaxy S10 sales 16% higher than last year's Galaxy S9 series during first week in the US

Samsung's Galaxy S10 series had a successful debut in the US, according to Counterpoint's new weekly US smartphone model tracker. The new S10 series...

Apr 08, 2019, 09:23 ET Google Pixel 3 and OnePlus 6T sales driven by previous Samsung owners in Q4 2018

Over one-third of consumers who bought the Google Pixel 3 and the OnePlus 6T, during Q4 2018, were previous Samsung owners, according to Counterpoint ...

Mar 25, 2019, 11:07 ET January Marks 14th Consecutive Month of YoY decline in US Smartphone Sales

Smartphones sell-through in the US market fell 2.7% year-on-year (YoY) in January 2019 to 13.7 million units, according to the latest research from...

Mar 05, 2019, 12:07 ET US Online Market Sell-Through Rises to 12.4% of Overall Sales in Q4 2018

The share of smartphone sales in the United States through online channels grew to 12.4% of total sales in the country during Q4 2018. The share of...

Oct 31, 2018, 17:00 ET Apple Watch leads customer preferences in the USA

Counterpoint Research has just released its latest Consumer Lens study focusing on USA smartwatch consumers. This analysis uncovers the factors...