Worldwide Smartphone Growth To Slow In 2015, As China Reaches Saturation

The writing has been on the wall for some time, but analysts at IDC are again confirming today that the worldwide smartphone market will continue to see its overall growth slowing in 2015. The firm says that global smartphone shipments will grow just 11.3% ... Read more

All News Summary about China Smartphone - May 27, 2015

What's at Stake for Apple as China's Smartphone Market Declines?

Chinese smartphone market declines for the first time in six years According to a recent report from IDC (International Data Corporation), smartphone shipments to China declined by a YoY (year-over-year) rate of 4.3% in 1Q15, the first decline to occur in ... Read more

Global smartphone growth cools on China sales: tracker

The market tracker said global smartphone sales will see a rise of 11.3 percent in 2015, following robust growth in 2014 of 27.6 percent. IDC said the overall market is still moving forward thanks to growth in other countries and estimated sales rising to ... Read more

Samsung Sees Chinese Smartphone Market Share Halved in 1Q15

In the first part of this series, we learned that China's smartphone market has declined for the first time in six years. Perhaps the most surprising aspect of this decline is the steep fall in Samsung's fortunes in China (MCHI). Samsung's ... Read more

Global smartphone growth cools on China sales: Report

WASHINGTON: A slowdown in smartphone sales in China is cooling the global market for the devices, research firm IDC said on Tuesday. The market tracker said global smartphone sales will see a rise of 11.3 per cent in 2015, following robust growth in 2014 ... Read more

IDC: Smartphone growth to continue slowing down

(Photo: Karen Bleier, AFP/Getty Images) Growth in the global smartphone market is expected to continue slowing down, says research from IDC, fueled by weaker forecasts for China and the Android ecosystem. Smartphone shipments worldwide are expected to jump ... Read more

New Chinese smartphone player LeTV looks to users to drive product development

LIVE FROM CES ASIA, SHANGHAI: China's LeTV aims to reverse the traditional approach to product development by looking at what its customers want, then moving upstream to find a solution rather than starting with innovation or technology and seeing how ... Read more

ZTE unveils Q519T smartphone in China: 4000mAh battery, Android 5.0 Lollipop

Chinese smartphone maker ZTE has unveiled the successor to the Q509T, dubbed Q519T, a new affordable smartphone which is priced at 599 Yuan (approximately Rs 6,100) in China. There is no information provided as to when the device will be available in ... Read more

Smartphone Shipments Slowing Down, IDC Reports

IDC expects 2015 to bring two notable milestones. First, 2015 will be the first year in which China's smartphone growth, forecast to be 2.5% in 2015, will be slower than the worldwide market. Second, Android smartphone growth is expected to be slower than ... Read more

Top 10 Smartphone Makers in Q1 2015: Chinese OEMs Takeover Sony and Microsoft

The smartphone market is filled with tons of smart devices ranging from low to high end segment. Its an ever-changing system to keep track on the top smartphone brand. For instance, a few years ago, Nokia was holding the top position, then Samsung started ... Read more