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GenAI-capable Smartphone Shipments to Grow Over 4X by 2027
GenAI smartphone share of overall smartphone shipments will reach 11% by 2024 and 43% by 2027 These estimates are higher than Counterpoint’s earlier forecast in December 2023 with the anticipated...
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Satellite, Cellular Synergy Revolutionizing IoT Application Coverage
The Internet of Things (IoT) landscape has been evolving, and the choice of connectivity technology depends on specific applications. Satellite connectivity has recently gained momentum after Apple...
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Five Takeaways from Google’s Fourth Brick-and-Mortar Store in US
A new Google Store is now open on Newbury Street in Boston, Massachusetts. This marks the fourth experience store that Alphabet has opened in the US. Google is aiming to boost Pixel’s mind share and...
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PC Market Back in Black in Q1 2024; AI PCs to Drive 2024 Growth
Continuing their recovery from an inventory correction cycle, the global PC market’s shipments grew around 3% YoY in Q1 2024. The top-five brand rankings were unchanged YoY, with Lenovo and Acer...
View ArticleCounterpoint Conversations: Qualcomm Powering Sustainability with On-device AI
Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly becoming a ubiquitous technology. However, a major downside is that AI processing in the cloud requires a massive amount of power. In this regard, on-device AI...
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TomTom Leads in Location Applications & Services Rankings
TomTom achieved the highest score in one of the most relevant sections for automakers. HERE slipped to the second position with Google in third place. TomTom led in Real-time Traffic, Navigation,...
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AT&T iPhone Price Increases Put it at a Disadvantage in the Carrier Promotion...
Postpaid iPhone promotions in the US were generally very competitive in Q1 2024, with carriers offering similar deals on the iPhone 14 and 15 series. In the second week of January, AT&T ended some...
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China Smartphone Sales Remain in Black on Huawei, HONOR, Xiaomi Outperformance
China’s smartphone sales grew 1.5% YoY and 4.6% QoQ in Q1 2024, marking the second consecutive quarter of positive YoY growth. Huawei stood out as the best performer among all OEMs during the quarter,...
View ArticleCounterpoint Conversations: Fairphone Leading the Charge in Sustainable...
Although smartphones have become an indispensable tool for many, the environmental impact of these devices has also emerged as a growing concern. To address these concerns, smartphone makers are moving...
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Podcast #74: The Future of eSIM, Travel With eSIM Plus
Continuing our eSIM podcast series, we talk to eSIM Plus, a worldwide virtual phone number and mobile data provider. It uses eSIM to overcome digital boundaries and offer comprehensive solutions. eSIM...
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China’s 2024 ADAS Market Shifting Gears to Level 3
Level 3 passenger vehicles are likely to arrive in meaningful global numbers this year. China will be the main driver with its Level 3 passenger vehicle installed base exceeding 1 million by 2026 and...
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Global Connected Car Sales to Exceed 500 Million in 2024-2030
About nine out of 10 connected cars sold in 2030 will have embedded 5G capability. China is expected to lead the connected car sales market, followed by USA, India, Japan and Germany. Electrification,...
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Survey: realme Ranks Among Top Smartphone Brands for Product Quality in...
77% of respondents prioritize product quality when buying smartphones. Samsung, realme and vivo are top-rated for smartphone product quality. 54% of respondents rated realme as the No. 1 brand for...
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Wear OS, HarmonyOS to Register Strong Growth in Global Smartwatch Market in 2024
The global HLOS* (or advanced) smartwatch market is expected to see a healthy 15% annual growth in 2024. While Apple WatchOS dominates, we are seeing growing adoption of HarmonyOS and Google Wear OS...
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3 Out of 4 Laptop PCs Sold in 2027 will be AI Laptop PCs With Advanced GenAI...
AI PCs will revive the global laptop PC market’s replacement demand in the coming years. We estimate that AI laptop PCs with the ability to run advanced GenAI applications will account for every three...
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Counterpoint Macro Index
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View ArticleCounterpoint Conversations: Motorola’s Partnership with Pantone, Leveraging...
Motorola, with its newly launched smartphones, is taking a different approach in a world obsessed with megapixels and hardware specifications. The brand is focusing on design and user experience with...
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Insights into China’s eXtended Reality (XR) Market in 2023, Outlook for 2024
China’s 2023 VR market shipments mark biggest drop in five years. Meanwhile, China’s AR smart glasses market thrived, with TCL-RayNeo and Xreal dominating. Apple Vision Pro to inject some positive...
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Podcast #75: Exploring The Benefits of 5G Advanced for Operators
5G technology offers a significant leap over 4G, unlocking low-latency, high-upload and high-download speeds in today’s connected era. But as we rely more on connectivity for new and immersive...
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Global Smartphone Market Grows 6% YoY in Q1 2024; Revenue Reaches Highest...
The global smartphone market grew by 6% YoY to reach 296.9 million unit shipments in Q1 2024. Samsung dethroned Apple to become the top smartphone player globally, accounting for 20% shipment share....
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