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Canalys Research has released its report for the Q1 2025 global smartphone shipments. We’re seeing familiar smartphone brands on the top list. However, the global shipments continue to experience a slump as they only shipped 296.9 million units in the first quarter of 2025, which is only 0.2% higher than the same quarter last year. Countries like the United States and Mainland China actually saw a big increase, but were offset by Europe, the Middle East, and India suffering declines. The spike in the United States is attributed to President Donald Trump’s controversial new tariff measure. Apple stockpiled units before the tariffs due to the fear of higher prices. Now, let’s take a look at the top players for Q1 2025. Samsung is still at the top spot with a 20% market share (60.5 million units), followed closely by iPhone-maker Apple with 19% (55 million). Chinese tech giant took the third spot with a 6% difference at 14% (41.8 million). vivo (22.9 million) and OPPO (22.7 m...

The latest report from the International Data Corporation (IDC) reveals a significant upturn in the global smartphone market, with shipments growing by 6.5% in the second quarter of 2024 compared to the same period last year. This is the fourth consecutive quarter of shipment growth, indicating a gradual recovery expected to solidify by the end of the year. As expected, Samsung and Apple maintained their positions at the top of the market. All top 5 companies also reported increased shipments. The IDC attributes this positive trend to advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) and higher average selling prices, which have contributed to the smartphone market’s improvement from April to June 2024. An IDC Research Director highlighted a significant “premiumization” within the market, noting that Samsung and Apple have reaped substantial benefits from the trend. On the other hand, Chinese manufacturers have seen increased shipments primarily in the low-end segment, putting pressure...

Philippines’ very own CHERRY, as well as South Korean tech giant Samsung, have led the tablet market in the Philippines last 2023, as per the latest data from market research firm IDC. Both companies dominated the top list of brands that shipped the most tablets in 2023, despite the overall decline of the market. As per IDC, the local tablet shipments were down 39.8 percent in 2023 with just over 750,000 units. SEE ALSO: Tablets price list in the Philippines As per IDC Philippines Senior Market Analyst Angela Medez, the tablet shipments in the country dropped to pre-pandemic levels. Tablet shipments were over a million units between 2020 to 2023. Medez said that 2023’s figures were “the lowest annual shipment recorded since 2012.” In fact, it could’ve gotten worse without the new Samsung Galaxy Tab A9 and Galaxy Tab S9 FE , which helped drive shipments in the last quarter of 2023, growing 35.1%. The two Galaxy tablets alone were 40% of the 218,000 units shipped that quarter. ...