Smartphone Market

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  Apple's Premium Push Vs Samsung's Mass-Market Strength: Who Leads India?

  India's smartphone shipments fell 20% in Q3 2026, while budget phones under Rs 20,000 recorded a steep 47% decline.

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  Global Smartphone Shipments Hit Worst Third Quarter In Over A Decade on Memory Shortage: Report

  Global smartphone shipments dropped 20% year-on-year in the third quarter, the weakest Q3 since 2012, as rising memory chip costs pushed up prices, according to Counterpoint Research.

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  India's Smartphone Prices Rose 16 Percent on Average in H1 2026, While OnePlus Took a ‘Different Route’: Counterpoint

  OEMs raised the prices of their smartphones by 16 percent on average in India in the first half of 2026, according to Counterpoint Research. On the other hand, OnePlus raised the prices of its phones by 8 percent on average, which is half the industry average. On the contrary, it became the fastest-growing smartphone brand among the top five brands...

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  CMF to Become Indian, Nothing’s Carl Pei Announces While Highlighting India’s ‘Inevitable’ Growth Potential

  Nothing will soon spin off CMF as a standalone Indian firm, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Founder Carl Pei announced on Monday. However, after the restructuring, Nothing, the current parent company, will remain a stakeholder. CMF is already headquartered in India. It became an independent entity, registered and headquartered in the country earl...

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  Global Smartphone Market Set To Shrink 13% Due To Memory Chip Crisis: IDC

  IDC now sees roughly 1.1 billion mobile shipments in 2026, down from 1.26 billion the prior year and erasing years of gradual gains

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  Apple Led Market as Global Smartphone Shipments Rose 2.3 Percent YoY in Q4 2025 Despite Growing Memory Shortage: IDC

  According to IDC's latest report, the global smartphone shipments increased 2.3 percent YoY to 336.3 million units in the fourth quarter of last year. Apple led the chart with 81.3 million units shipped. The iPhone maker grabbed 24.2 percent global market share. Samsung came in the second spot. Xiaomi, Vivo and Oppo came in the top third, fourth an...

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  Indian Smartphone Market Grew 4.3 Percent YoY in Q3 2025; Vivo Holds Top Spot: IDC

  India's smartphone market grew by 4.3 percent in the quarter ended September 30, 2025 (Q3), according to International Data Corporation's (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker report. Vivo topped the table with a market share of 18.3 percent, up from 15.8 percent in the same quarter last year, followed by Oppo, Samsung, and Apple. This is ...

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  Global Smartphone Market to Grow 1 Percent in 2025, Despite Challenging Economy, Soft Demand: IDC

  IDC projects global smartphone shipments to rise 1 percent in 2025 to 1.24 billion units, driven by iOS growth and replacement demand, with a 1.5 percent compound annual growth rate through 2029. Despite weak demand in China, growth in the US, the Middle East, and Africa will offset declines. Vendors are reportedly prioritising value creation with ...

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  Smartphone Shipments In India Rise 7.3% In Q2, Ending Two-Quarter Slump

  Vivo stays on top in smartphone rankings in Q2 2025, followed by Samsung and Oppo.

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  Smartphone Shipments in India Grew 7.3 Percent YoY in Q2 2025; Vivo Retains Top Spot

  According to IDC, India’s smartphone market shipped 70 million units in H1 2025, growing 0.9 percent YoY. In Q2 alone, shipments rose 7.3 percent YoY to 37 million. The growth was driven by new model launches across all segments, price cuts on older phones, better offline margins, and strong marketing.

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  Global Smartphone Market Grew 1 Percent YoY in Q2 2025; Samsung, Vivo Witness Biggest Jump in Shipments: IDC

  International Data Corporation (IDC) has released its Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker report. As per the report, the global smartphone market has grown by 1 percent in Q2 2025 from the same quarter last year. The report shows that Samsung and Vivo saw the biggest YoY increase in global smartphone shipments, 7.9 and 4.8 percent respectively...

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  Trump Family Enters Smartphone Market With $499 'Made in USA' Phone And Network Deal

  The Trump-branded smartphone, dubbed the T1 Phone, will be priced at $499 and features a gold-coloured design with an etched American flag.

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  Indian Smartphone Market Declines, While Apple Records Strong YoY Growth in January 2025: IDC

  Apple posted strong year-on-year growth numbers in January 2025, according to a report by a market research firm. However, the overall Indian smartphone market witnessed a decline in shipments. The decline is said to be driven by weak consumer demand in the first month of the year. It was also impacted by last year’s surplus inventory, the report...

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  Apple Witnesses Record Growth as India’s Smartphone Shipments Rise 4 Percent YoY in 2024: IDC Report

  Apple witnessed a record number of shipments in India in 2024, according to a report by a market research firm. Overall, smartphone shipments in India grew four percent year-over-year (YoY) in 2024, reaching a total of 151 million units. The growth was reportedly a result of a strong first-half performance with a seven percent growth, which compens...

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  Vivo, Xiaomi Top India’s Smartphone Market in 2024; Samsung Slips to Third: Counterpoint

  India's smartphone market saw a nine percent year-on-year (YoY) growth in revenue in 2024 on a wholesale price basis to reach a record high, as per a report by a market research firm. Samsung, which claimed the top spot in the global smartphone market share, slipped below Vivo and Xiaomi to third place in India's smartphone market share.