Global smartphone sales fell below 100 million units in May, the second time this happened since it first occurred after the pandemic broke, the technology analyst firm Counterpoint Research claims.
Honor, the budget smartphone line formerly owned by Huawei, has become the third highest selling device in China, overtaking Xiaomi, the technology analyst firm Counterpoint Research says.
Apple's iPhone 12 series has hit 100 million in sales globally, reaching this figure by April, the technology analyst company Counterpoint Research says, adding that the milestone was achieved in the seventh month after the model was launched, two months less than it took the iPhone 11 series to reach the same figure.
OPPO, one of three smartphone brands owned by giant B.B.K. Electronics, has become the number one smartphone brand in China for the first time, the technology analyst firm Counterpoint Research says, adding that this was achieved in January. OPPO was also the top 5G brand in the sub-US$600 (A$780) price segment.
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.
Global smartphone shipments have fallen below 300 million units for the first time in a quarter, falling 13% year-on-year during the first quarter of 2020, the technology analyst firm Counterpoint Research says, adding that this is the first time since 1Q 2014 that the number of units shipped has fallen below this figure.
Global smartphone shipments fell for the second year running in 2019, a first, the technology research firms Canalys and Counterpoint Research say, with a drop of 1% year-on-year in 2019 and a 4% fall in 2018.
A shade over 400 million feature phones will be sold globally in 2019, the analyst firm Counterpoint Research has predicted, adding that shipments of this class of device are expected to cross a billion units by 2021.
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