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Roger Lanctot
| Dec 14, 2020
At the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic back in the spring of 2020, the outlook for mobility services suddenly turned bleak. Micromobility operators shut down com...
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David MacQueen
| Dec 11, 2020
After several companies showed smartphone-tethered AR at CES 2020, I predicted that we'd see that device category take off this year. Although I thought it woul...
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Neil Mawston
| Dec 11, 2020
Despite a global pandemic, wearables have continued to grow this year. What does next year bring? Will growth re-accelerate? When will Apple intro smartglasses?...
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Juha Winter
| Dec 09, 2020
Previously in this blog, we wrote about Xiaomi making phenomenal market share gains in many Western European markets, primarily at the expense of Huawei. Howeve...
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Boris Metodiev
| Dec 09, 2020
Global smartphone wholesale (trade) revenues are expected to decrease -9% YoY in 2020, as a result of the global coronavirus pandemic. We expect revenues to reb...
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Neil Mawston
| Dec 08, 2020
Apple today launched AirPods Max -- its first over-ear design for Bluetooth headphones.
They cost US$549 retail and wil...
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Chris Schreiner
| Dec 08, 2020
We asked you to reach out to us at UXSoup@strategyanalytics.com with your emails, and you did! This week, we answer some of your questions, including our most m...
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Roger Lanctot
| Dec 07, 2020
As the death toll in the U.S. from COVID-19 approaches 300,000 I am impressed by the resilience of pandemic doubters and deniers. I’m talking about t...
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Roger Lanctot
| Dec 07, 2020
David Zipper of Harvard’s Kennedy School writes in Slate that the incoming Biden Administration should “bring the hammer down” on Tesla Moto...
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Neil Mawston
| Dec 07, 2020
While Huawei is being pushed out of smartphones by American sanctions, it continues to rise strongly in wearables, particularly the fitnessband segment.
Huawei...
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Neil Mawston
| Dec 07, 2020
Global CELLULAR smartwatch shipments jumped an impressive +36% YoY in the third quarter of 2020.
Cellular (mobile) remains one of the fastest-growing subcatego...
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Neil Mawston
| Dec 07, 2020
In another solid quarter -- despite Covid -- Apple Watch shipments grew +12% YoY worldwide during Q3 2020.
The flagship Series 6 and cheaper SE models arrived ...
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Neil Mawston
| Dec 07, 2020
Many will want to forget 2020. But what does next year bring for the smartphone industry?
We look here at five top trends that will move or shake markets ...
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Neil Mawston
| Dec 07, 2020
New research from our WSS (Smartphones) service finds global smartphone inventory levels stabilized in the month of October 2020. Despite coronavirus, US-China ...
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Neil Mawston
| Dec 07, 2020
Despite coronavirus, unlocked smartphone shipments in the United States posted +6% YoY growth in Q3 2020. America consumers are trading down to lower-cost smart...
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Neil Mawston
| Dec 07, 2020
In a stunning quarter, Realme became the no.1 smartphone brand in the Philippines for the first time ever during the third quarter of 2020.
Realme has soared f...
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Neil Mawston
| Dec 07, 2020
Nigeria is Africa's biggest smartphone market by volume.
Tecno remains the no.1 smartphone brand there. But its dominance is slipping. We estimate its marketsh...
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Neil Mawston
| Dec 07, 2020
New, research from our EDT (Techs) service predicts global FHD and FHD+ smartphone displays will grow a healthy +20% in 2021.
FHD / FHD+ is popular in high-end...
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Neil Mawston
| Dec 07, 2020
New research from our EDT (Techs) service shows OPPO was the world's third largest 5G smartphone vendor by revenue in Q3 2020.
OPPO's 5G revenue marketshare ha...
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