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Counterpoint Smartphone Intelligence Tracker, July 2026
Overview: The July edition of Counterpoint’s monthly Smartphone Intelligence Tracker offers the Counterpoint perspective on a curated collection of recent news and other articles that have made an impact on the smartphone ecosystem (OEMs, app ecosystem, policy, and more). It gives readers an idea of the current state of affairs in the sector and potential ramifications, helping connect the dots....
Global Smartphone SoC Model Shipments Tracker - Q2 2026 (Preliminary View)
Overview: This report tracks smartphone SoC shipments at the model level across all major vendors. The scope includes key chipset vendors such as Apple, Qualcomm, MediaTek, Hisilicon, Samsung, UNISOC, and Google. The analysis covers more than 350 SoC models from Q1 2020 to Q2 2026, along with a one-quarter forecast for Q3 2026. The report provides a detailed view of the SoC market from a shipment perspective and also analyses the market by price tier for each vendor. In addition, the report includes key technical specifications for these chipsets, such as SoC core architecture, foundry relationships, process node, manufacturing technology, modem support, secure element integration, AI accelerator capabilities, GPU configuration, and connectivity technologies....
Memory Solutions for Gen AI Part 36: 10 Findings with No End in Sight
Smartphone OEMs are struggling either with elevated component prices or with securing sufficient memory supply. NVIDIA’s moves, however, appear driven by a different logic: maximizing the number of CPUs and GPUs shipped within a constrained supply environment....
US Smartphone Channel Share Tracker Monthly Report, June 2026
Overview: This report analyzes the US smartphone market: model level sell through volumes by OEM, sales channel along with price bands. It dives further into OEM performance insights and carrier promotions. The sales channels covered in the report include Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile, Spectrum, Xfinity, Cricket, Metro by T-Mobile, Boost, Verizon Prepaid, Best-buy, Walmart, Target, Amazon and USA OEM. This is additional analysis accompanying the model level database of US Monthly Smartphone Sell-through by Channel....
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