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Apple made the top 5 best-selling smartphones of 2021, Galaxy A12 came in at number 6

Pranob Mehrotra March 11, 2022

Apple made seven of the ten best-selling smartphones of 2021, according to Counterpoint's latest Global Monthly Handset Model Sales Tracker. Out of the three Android smartphones that made the cut, two were from Xiaomi and one from Samsung. The iPhone 12, iPhone 12 Pro Max, iPhone 13, iPhone 12 Pro, and iPhone 11 took the top...

Want to import a phone to the U.S.? Here’s why you should reconsider

Zachary Wander October 10, 2021

It seems like every time someone in the United States reviews a phone, half of the comments on the article, video, whatever, will be about how expensive the phone is. They'll say something like "in Europe, no one would buy this phone. We can get a Xiaomi that does the same stuff for half the...

Xiaomi reportedly overtook Samsung as the number 1 OEM in Europe in Q2 2021

Pranob Mehrotra August 4, 2021

Xiaomi is now the best-selling smartphone brand in Europe. According to a recent market study report from Strategy Analytics, the Chinese OEM overtook Samsung to take the top spot in Q2 2021. Although Xiaomi often tops the charts in markets like India, this is the first time the company has shipped more phones than Samsung...

Samsung’s smartphone shipments in India grew 52% YoY in Q1 2021

Pranob Mehrotra April 29, 2021

While the smartphone market in India took a major hit in Q1 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the latest Market Monitor report from Counterpoint Research suggests that smartphone shipments grew by a significant margin in the first quarter of this year. Chinese OEM Xiaomi retained its top spot in the region thanks to the success of...

Xiaomi overtook Apple to become the third largest smartphone vendor in Q3

Pranob Mehrotra October 30, 2020

After briefly losing its pole position to Huawei in Q2 2020, Samsung has reclaimed its spot as the #1 smartphone vendor globally in Q3 2020. As per the latest smartphone market research reports from Counterpoint Research, IDC, and Canalys, the South Korean giant shipped close to 80 million smartphones in the quarter and captured a...

Smartphones to become more expensive in India following tax increase

Kishan Vyas March 16, 2020

India’s Goods and Services Tax Council decided on Saturday to raise the tax rate on smartphones and specified components to 18%, a sharp 6% increase from the previous 12%. This hike will inevitably cause an increase in smartphone prices across all segments, and many fear it will have negative consequences on the growth of the...

Redmi 5/5A & Redmi Note 5/5 Pro propel Xiaomi to keep top spot in India

Doug Lynch August 15, 2018

There are few companies out there that can release a new product on the market and completely shift the landscape of the industry. Naturally, it's different companies who are able to do this in select countries around the world. For example, Samsung recently announced the Galaxy Note 9 to the world and it is true...

Huawei Mobile Phone Shipments Exceed 100 Million in First Three Quarters

Idrees Patel October 22, 2017

On Saturday, Huawei announced that its mobile phone shipments have exceeded 100 million units in the first three quarters of 2017. This is a 19% increase year-on-year in terms of shipments, and further consolidates the company's status as the world's third largest (or second largest, depending on who you ask) smartphone manufacturer in the world. According...