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Samsung and Huawei to explore new foldable designs as Oppo and Vivo retire
The global foldable phone market might develop in unexpected ways this year, as significant changes will reportedly happen to Huawei's, Oppo's, Vivo's, and Samsung's foldable product lineups and business strategies. According to a new report (via Hankyung), Huawei is planning to counter-attack Samsung's successful foldable phone business with a new dual-hinged / dual-folding phone. Huawei […]
- By Mihai Matei
- 2 months ago
In 2023, Samsung led the mobile market in India for the first time in 6 years
Samsung hasn't led the smartphone market in India since 2017, but that changed in 2023 when the company outperformed all of its rivals to climb to the top of the leaderboard. For the first time in six years, Samsung topped the mobile market in India with a smartphone market share of 18%, according to Counterpoint […]
- By Mihai Matei
- 2 months ago
Vivo X100 Pro lands in Europe to challenge Galaxy S24 Ultra
Vivo unveiled the X100 Pro, its current flagship smartphone, in China in November 2023. A month later, the company debuted the smartphone globally, and earlier this month, the brand launched the phone in India. Now, Vivo has made the X100 Pro available in Europe as well (via Notebookcheck). Vivo has priced the X100 Pro in […]
- By Abid Iqbal Shaik
- 3 months ago
Samsung topped Indian smartphone market in 2023 as competition intensifies
Samsung has been in fierce competition with Chinese firm Xiaomi in India over the past few years. Sometimes, it is Samsung that comes out on top, and sometimes it is Xiaomi. In 2022, Xiaomi narrowly surpassed Samsung, but the South Korean firm has managed to come out on top in 2023, at least according to […]
- By Asif Iqbal Shaik
- 3 months ago
Apple overtakes Samsung as world’s biggest smartphone brand in 2023
Samsung has been the world's biggest smartphone brand for more than a decade. However, its reign came to an end last year, as Apple overtook Samsung as the world's biggest smartphone brand in 2023. The iPhone maker shipped 234.6 million smartphones and acquired a 20.1% share of the market. According to the latest numbers from […]
- By Asif Iqbal Shaik
- 3 months ago
Samsung still biggest foldable phone maker globally, but competition is rising fast
Samsung has been the world's biggest foldable smartphone brand for years, and it held on to its number one position in Q3 2023. According to a new report from DSCC, the foldable smartphone market had a bumper quarter in the July-September period, thanks to the launch of the Galaxy Z Flip 5 and the Galaxy […]
- By Asif Iqbal Shaik
- 4 months ago
Extreme Dimensity 9300 throttling cuts performance by over 50%
Next year's flagship Android phones will have ultra-high performance chipsets, two of which have already been unveiled. Qualcomm took the lead by announcing the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 in October this year. It was shortly followed up by MediaTek with its Dimensity 9300. Samsung's Exynos 2400 is also in the running. MediaTek took an aggressive […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 5 months ago
Samsung was India’s biggest smartphone brand in Q3 2023
Yesterday, it was revealed that Samsung was the world's biggest smartphone brand during the third quarter of this year. Now, a new report shows how Samsung fared in the Indian smartphone market, which is among the biggest and most important markets in the world these days. According to a new market analysis report from Canalys, […]
- By Asif Iqbal Shaik
- 6 months ago
Recovering smartphone market brings signs of good times ahead for Samsung
Samsung and other smartphone brands have been going through tough times over the past year as smartphone demand waned due to various factors, including the global economic downturn and increasing inflation. So, almost all smartphone brands saw declined shipments and lower sales compared to 2021. However, it looks like things are about to get better […]
- By Asif Iqbal Shaik
- 6 months ago
Samsung tops global smartphone market with 20% market share
Samsung once again emerged victorious in the global smartphone market, ranking number one in shipments. The South Korean firm defeated Apple, Xiaomi, OPPO, Vivo, and other smartphone brands in the contracting market. According to a report from Counterpoint Research, the global smartphone market was down by 8% points in Q3 2023 compared to Q3 2022. […]
- By Asif Iqbal Shaik
- 6 months ago
Vivo may beat Samsung in launching slider phone with rollable display
According to a new report from TheElec, Vivo and Transsion (Infinix, Itel, and Tecno parent firm) are planning to launch one phone each with a slidable form factor and a rollable display by the end of next year. Citing sources in the industry, the publication claims that the two brands aim to launch these devices […]
- By Abid Iqbal Shaik
- 6 months ago
Samsung says phones will use 200MP zoom cameras in the future
Last year, Samsung released the world's first 200MP camera sensor, and it is already being used in multiple smartphones, including the beloved Galaxy S23 Ultra. However, all phones that are using those 200MP sensors are only using them as the primary sensor, but that is set to change soon, according to Samsung. Samsung has announced […]
- By Asif Iqbal Shaik
- 7 months ago
Samsung’s foldable phones defeat Honor, Vivo, Xiaomi in China
Over the past few years, Samsung's smartphone market share dropped to almost zero in China. However, the company seems to be doing pretty well in the foldable smartphone market in the country. Over the past year, the company's market share in the foldable smartphone space jumped more than 4x, eclipsing local brands like Honor, Vivo, […]
- By Asif Iqbal Shaik
- 8 months ago
Report says Vivo surpassed Samsung to become India’s biggest smartphone brand
A few days ago, a market research firm revealed that Samsung was the biggest smartphone brand in India during the second quarter of this year. Now, a different report claims that it was actually Vivo that topped smartphone shipments in India. According to IDC, Samsung dropped to second place in the Indian smartphone market during […]
- By Asif Iqbal Shaik
- 9 months ago
Samsung remains king of smartphone market in India
Samsung was once again the biggest smartphone brand in India. The South Korean firm managed to ship 6.6 million smartphones to the country, staying close to where it was last year during the same quarter. It shows that the company's business strategy and supply chain is stable, and it is ready to tackle the upcoming […]
- By Asif Iqbal Shaik
- 9 months ago
