iPhone's global marketshare drops in March quarter as Chinese rivals remain ascendant

Apple saw the iPhone drop to 11.9% of the global smartphone market in the March quarter, even as Chinese rivals like Huawei bucked the industry's overall decline.

Roger Fingas 7 years ago 25

The first smartphones without ports aren't from Apple

Perhaps beating Apple to the punch on where many people see the iPhone headed, two Chinese brands have teased the first smartphones without any physical buttons, or even any connector ports.

Roger Fingas 7 years ago 16

Apple's iPhone estimated third on units, number one in revenue in China

The iPhone is doing quite well in China, having led the local smartphone market in revenue — though not units — during the first half of 2018, according to one research firm.

Roger Fingas 7 years ago 28

Apple's cheaper iPhones are not the volume sellers pundits predicted: iPhone 8, X are

It's not news that Apple is grabbing all the profits in the smartphone industry. But new data shows that Apple's most expensive new iPhone flagships are accomplishing this largely on their own, indicating that analyst chatter about smartphone users really wanting cheaper devices is totally delusional.

Daniel Eran Dilger 7 years ago 105

Data suggests China's smartphone decline worse than expected, Apple's iPhone pushed out of fourth place

The Chinese smartphone market was actually hit harder in the March quarter than a recent report suggested, dropping 21 percent year-over-year to 91 million units, according to a separate analysis.

Roger Fingas 8 years ago 18

Chinese discount phone makers were supposed to rival Apple's iPhone globally. Instead, they're dying off within China

Ever since iPhones officially went on sale in China back in 2009, pundits have claimed that local production of cheaper smartphones would not only block Apple's growth prospects in China but also invade smartphone markets globally. They were wrong, here's why.

Daniel Eran Dilger 8 years ago 35

Apple beat Samsung in unit sales with iPhone X during Q4, during the "biggest annual fall in smartphone history"

Last year, Samsung's exploding Galaxy Note 7 created a catastrophically distracting meltdown for the company that enabled Apple to surpass it in total unit sales of smartphones during the winter quarter. This year, Apple has again surpassed sales of all Samsung smartphones in the quarter, except this time it's by virtue of trend-bucking new demand for the innovative, revolutionary iPhone X—without much apparent regard for its price.

Daniel Eran Dilger 8 years ago 20

Other smartphones joining Apple's iPhone X with 3D sensor module delays

Apple's iPhone X — the first iPhone with a "TrueDepth" camera — may not be the only smartphone suffering from problems with 3D sensor production, as shipments for competing products are also reportedly being delayed.

Roger Fingas 8 years ago 37

Apple crushes Samsung in China as iPhone attracts twice the loyalty in upgrades over domestic brands

Young smartphone buyers in China are preferring to buy low-priced domestic brands over phones from Samsung, but the loyalty rate in buying another Oppo or Vivo phone is half that of buyers getting another iPhone— which remains the largest installed smartphone base in China.

Daniel Eran Dilger 8 years ago 19

Apple sells 80% of iPhone-class, $600+ smartphones in China

Low-end Chinese phones from companies that barely turn a profit and sell their cheaper products outside of urban centers are growing fast, but, Apple has an 80 percent lock on premium phone sales in China that isn't weakening. That's fueling Services and driving buyers into Apple Stores for other premium gear.

Daniel Eran Dilger 9 years ago 14

Apple investors shrug off Samsung Galaxy S8 event, send stock upward

The launch of Samsung's 2017 flagship Galaxy S8 isn't causing any apparent concern among Apple's investors, who collectively pushed the company's stock even further upward today despite the announcements—and the continuous run up in Apple stock that has occurred since the iPhone maker last released earnings in January.

Daniel Eran Dilger 9 years ago 43

China's LeEco backs out of Silicon Valley HQ less than a year after being hailed as "taking on Apple"

LeEco, the Chinese firm reported to be "taking on" Apple (as well as Tesla and Netflix) less than a year ago in an ambitious American expansion with new headquarters in San Jose, is now laying off employees and selling its property after running out of cash.

Daniel Eran Dilger 9 years ago 27

Apple's iPhone slipping in China because company won't adapt, says Oppo & Vivo founder

Apple's decline in Chinese iPhone shipments during 2016 can be blamed on the company refusing to adapt its tactics to the local market out of fear of risking its business elsewhere, according to Duan Yongping, the founder of Chinese smartphone brands Oppo and Vivo.

Roger Fingas 9 years ago 32

Apple captured 540% the profits of Samsung Mobile in 2016 as China's phone makers battled for scraps

Apple's iPhone continued to grab the vast majority of smartphone profits globally, due to poor performance by Samsung and largely profitless production of massive numbers of lower end models by several companies in China.

Daniel Eran Dilger 9 years ago 80

Apple's iPhone drops to fifth place in Chinese smartphone market

Apple continued to struggle for ground in China during the December quarter, ceding fourth place in the country's smartphone market under pressure from local brands like Huawei and Xiaomi, according to new research data.

Roger Fingas 9 years ago 54

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