Our Q3-2019 Market Monitor report has been published. We release one Infographic in each quarter to summarize the handset and smartphone market activities in a single page.
Some quick observations from the smartphone market:
- Global smartphone shipments remained almost flat annually reaching 380 million units in Q3 2019.
- India (10% YoY) grew the highest followed by MEA(8% YoY). China continued to decline at 5% YoY.
- India smartphone shipments reached a record high 49Mn units during the quarter.
- Huawei grew 28% YoY capturing close to 40% market share in China. Over 60% of Huawei's shipment in the quarter were from China.
- Samsung led the market growing 8% YoY with a strong demand of A and Note series. Huawei’s loss in the overseas market would be a big opportunity for Samsung in coming quarters.
- Samsung continues to lead the 5G devices market with its flagship Samsung S10 and Note 10 series 5G variants.
- Apple iPhone shipments fell 4%, and iPhone revenues fell 11% year-on-year. The positive response for the latest iPhone 11 series during the tail end of the quarter is a silver lining for Apple.
- Global smartphone market consolidated further with top 10 brands capturing 83% of the total market as compared to 73% a year ago.
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