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Global sales of battery electrical vehicles increased by 29% year-on-year in the third quarter of 2023, the technology analyst firm Counterpoint Research says.

Taiwanese contract manufacturer Foxconn Technology Group has warned that it expects a drop in sales both during the current quarter and for the whole year.

There are more than four months to go until the end of the year, but technology analyst firm Counterpoint Research is already predicting that this year will be the worst for smartphone shipments in a decade.

Apple has recorded quarterly revenue of US$81.8 billion (A$124.5 billion) for its third fiscal quarter which ended on 30 June, a drop of 1% year-on-year, the company said on Thursday.

US smartphone shipments in the second quarter fell by 24% year-on-year, surpassing the fall for global shipments for the period which was 11%, the technology analyst firm Counterpoint Research says.

Smartphone sales in the US fell 6% year-on-year in the first quarter of 2022, the technology analyst firm Counterpoint Research reports, adding that this was due to a cooling of demand that had been generated by the pandemic.

A group of technology analysts believe that the new iPhone SE announced by Apple on Tuesday will sell well despite a higher price tag due to its 5G support making it equal with its key competitors in the mid-end segment.

Apple retained its lead in the US smartphone market in the third quarter, even as the overall market showed 9% growth quarter-on-quarter and 1% growth year-on-year, the technology analyst firm Counterpoint Research says.

Both in speed and adoption, 5G has outstripped earlier technologies such as 4G and 3G, the technology analyst firm Counterpoint Research says, accounting for more than 60% of devices sold in the first two months of 2021 in the US.

Sales of smartphones in the US grew by 19% year-on-year in the first quarter of 2021, the technology analyst firm Counterpoint Research says, adding that this growth was helped greatly by 5G offerings from Apple, Samsung and OnePlus.

Apple and Samsung were the only two companies to see an increase in smartphone sales in the US in the fourth quarter of 2020, with a 6% decline in sales year-on-year being experienced overall.

The global refurbished smartphone market saw a drop of 9% year-on-year in 2020, the technology analyst firm Counterpoint Research says, adding that the first half of the year saw a 16% fall before a rebound occurred in the latter half.

Samsung's next flagship device, the Galaxy S21, is expected to perform better than the S20, the technology research firm Counterpoint Research says, adding however that shipments would fall far short of the 2019 flagship, the S10.

Despite having to delay the launch of its iPhone 12, Apple has continued to be the top OEM in the US in 3Q 2020, with strong sales, the technology analyst firm Counterpoint Research reports.

The US smartphone market rose by 31% quarter-on-quarter during the third quarter of 2020, the technology analyst firm Counterpoint Research says, adding that, however, this was still down 6% year-on-year.

Analysts at tech research form Counterpoint Research expect Apple's iPhone sell-in volumes to grow 4% year-on-year in 2020, even though the global smartphone market is seen contracting by 10% for the year.

Sales of 5G smartphones accounted for 14% of total smartphone sales in the US in August, a big rise from just 3% in January, the technology analyst firm Counterpoint Research says.

Global revenue in the smartwatch market grew by 20% in the first half of 2020 despite the prevailing coronavirus pandemic, the technology analyst firm Counterpoint Research says, adding that Apple, Garmin and Huawei contributed about 69% of the revenue generated.

The sell-through of smartphones in the US — the proportion of wholesale units that are eventually sold at retail — fell by 25% year-on-year in the second quarter of 2020, the technology research firm Counterpoint Research says.

The global market for refurbished smartphones in 2019 fell by 1% year-on-year to about 137 million units, the technology analyst firm Counterpoint Research says, adding that a 1% increase in the second half of the year was not enough to offset a decline in the first half.