Apple is expected to sell over 150 million units of its new iPhone 15 lineup within the first 12 months of release, according to research firm IDC.

Apple is expected to sell over 150 million units of its new iPhone 15 lineup within the first 12 months of release, according to research firm IDC.

The global used device market is set to soar to 413 million units by 2026

In the 3Q22, demand for traditional PCs such as desktops, laptops, and workstations had a sharp decline

Talks of consolidation has been rife within the telecoms industry ever since Virgin Media and O2 merged in 2021. Now it seems that mobile networks Three and Vodafone want to strike a deal, as well as some in the broadband space. Analysts in the industry share their thoughts…

Smartwatches continue to grow but wristbands dropped 40.5pc during the quarter

The vendor hopes the combination of its product ecosystem and value proposition will help boost its share in the UK, a market that has been dominated by Apple and Samsung in recent years

Having hit top spot for the first time in Europe and second in the world for smartphone shipments in the second quarter, Xiaomi is paving the way for a steadier rise in the UK market after a more modest start

Shipments will hit 13.9m units by 2025 with the market remaining niche

Lenovo shipped the most units during the first quarter of 2021

Though 5G phones will take a while to hit the refurbished segment, trade-ups are starting to impact it

The most popular of which during 2020 were the ‘hearable’ devices 

The acquisition is set to help Brightstar expand its device protection offering 

The acquisition has faced challenges from regulators over privacy fears

Challengers like China’s Xiaomi and Oppo are staking a claim for a top-three slot globally. How will it pan out?

Overall shipments up on last year, signalling bounce back

Chinese vendor benefits from growth at Huawei’s expense and delayed iPhone launch

Apple sold the most but has market share challenged by Samsung and Huawei

Manufacturer more than doubles year-on-year sales to pass Samsung

Samsung, Apple and Huawei tablet shipments were all down year-on-year

Samsung and Apple dominated market share for Q4 2019

Apple account for over a third of all wearables sold in third quarter

Mobile News gathered the views on the impact of Apple’s US move to begin selling parts to independent repairers

Watches’ use cases to lure consumers from wristbands Smart watches and ear-worn devices will account for more than 70 per cent of all wearable device shipments by 2023, according to new research from IDC. The analyst firm estimates the number of global shipments for wearable devices in 2019 to reach 222.9 million, increasing to 302.3

Xiaomi led the way for wrist-worn wearables with 10.7 per cent market share

Between 2019 and 2023 IDC expect 1.375 billion smartphone units shipments 

Apple shipped 2.3 million units in the first quarter of 2019 in EMEA regions

Observers say it is arguably Oppo’s first big smartphone launch since it entered the region last year

Analysts question Vodafone’s long term 5G pricing strategy

Xiaomi has released its actual smartphone shipment figure for Q1 to protect investors

IDC and Counterpoint Research report strong Huawei growth amid challenging smartphone market as Apple slides

Cuts are not all doom and gloom, with Sony having assets it can use to boost the mobile business

Samsung retained top spot with 28 per cent of overall market share for Q4

IDC estimates that 163 million 5G devices will be shipped in the EMEA region between 2019 and 2023

The technology world was rocked when a ‘Challenger’ brand overtook the mighty Apple

The return of the Nokia 3310 has put new life into what many thought was a dead segment 

IDC’s forecast claims this will increase from 1.47 billion to 1.7 billion units shipped 

Total shipments for the whole of last year also grew by 25 per cent from 81.9 million to 102.4 million

Google’s first own-branded handsets can help it compete with Samsung and Apple

Rising smartphone costs have fuelled a demand for leasing solutions

With sales at their lowest for almost 10 years, is it time to finally wave goodbye?