2018 was the first year with a continuous decline in smartphone shipments, research shows

Last year wasn’t the best for the smartphone world, that’s fairly obvious by now. And while shifts between manufacturers mean that some comp...

Last year wasn’t the best for the smartphone world, that’s fairly obvious by now. And while shifts between manufacturers mean that some companies achieved positive results, overall there was less to go around. A research done by Counterpoint gives us more details about exactly what transpired in the mobile market over the course of 2018.

Starting from the smaller picture, Q4 of 2018 was marked by a 7% decline compared to the same period of 2017, with manufacturers shipping a total of 395 million units during the quarter. Looking at last year as a whole, the drop was “only” 4%, but the results ...

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