Mobile devicesiPhone a blessing to Apple, but could be a curse too
Written by Sam Varghese
ANALYSIS The ascent of the iPhone over the years has been good news for Apple. But it now is also becoming bad news as the… OPPO, vivo and Xiaomi well ahead of the pack in Q3
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Chinese smartphone brands OPPO, Xiaomi and vivo have achieved their highest quarterly shipments in the third quarter of 2018, despite the overall shipments showing a… Counterpoint sees gloomy 2018 for smartphone sales
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Smartphone sales for the full-year 2018 are forecast to drop by 1.3% year-on-year, making it the first time that the market for these devices has… New OPPO models feature improved cameras, faster charging
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Chinese smartphone vendor OPPO has launched two new models, the R17 and the R17 Pro, in Australia, with better camera technology, faster charging and better… Global smartphone shipments down by 7% in Q3: Canalys
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Smartphone shipments fell by 7% in the third quarter of 2018, the fourth straight quarter of declines and the worst third quarter showing since 2015,… 
Global smartphone vendors' shipments in the third quarter of 2018 showed a year-on-year decline of 6%, preliminary statistics from analyst firm IDC show. 
Chinese telecommunications equipment maker Huawei has lost a legal battle over the theft of smartphone technology that enables access to 3G and 4G networks, and… Indian smartphone shipments rose 5% in Q3 over 2017
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Smartphone shipments in India grew 24% sequentially in the third quarter of 2018 and 5% year-on-year ahead of the festive season, the analyst company Counterpoint… Is the iPhone Optus sells different from what others sell?
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ANALYSIS Is the iPhone that Optus is selling in any way different from the one that Telstra, or for that matter Vodafone, is putting on… Goldman analyst warns iPhone sales seen slowing in China
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An analyst from investment firm Goldman Sachs has warned that Apple may face a fall in sales in China, due to slowing consumer demand in… 
