Apple’s first foldable, widely referred to as the iPhone Fold, is rumored to launch next year. While expectations are high, a new report now offers a clearer picture of the impact it could have on the foldable smartphone market. The foldable iPhone is expected to capture more than 22% of the global foldable market share in 2026, according to a report by market research firm IDC. As per the firm, the iPhone Fold is projected to grab 34% of the foldable market value due to its rumored $2,400 price tag. The foldable smartphone category is reported to see increased consumer interest...
A total of 1.25 billion smartphones will be shipped in 2025, which represents a 1.5% increase compared to the figures for 2024. The latest International Data Corporation (IDC) report reflects an updated forecast that is reportedly driven by Apple’s continued success with the iPhone 17 series. Cupertino is now forecasted to push over 247 million iPhone 17 series units in 2025, driven by favourable demand factors like an accelerated push in the holiday quarter, alongside growing demand in emerging markets and in China. According to IDC’s China Monthly Sales data, massive demand for...
The smartphone market will grow 1% in 2025 compared to 2024, IDC now predicts, and this growth will be driven by iPhone shipments, which are expected to be up 3.9% year-on-year (YoY). IDC expects the total number of smartphone shipments to reach 1.24 billion this year. The 1% growth prediction is an improvement from the analyst house's previous forecast of 0.6%, and the difference seems to be more or less entirely down to iPhones being expected to sell better. Healthy replacement demand will push growth into 2026, when the market is predicted to ship 1.2% more units than this year....
In the first half of this year, the Indian smartphone market grew 1% compared to H1 2024, reaching 70 million units sold, according to IDC. In the second quarter of this year (April to June), there was a 7.3% year-on-year growth, with 37 million smartphones shipped. vivo is still No.1 with 19% market share and a 23.5% increase in sales over Q2 2024. In second place is Samsung with 14.5% of the market, up 21% YoY. Third place Oppo (with 12.4% share) also grew, by 25.4%, as did sixth place Motorola (8% of the pie, 39.4% growth), seventh place Apple (7.5% share, 19.7% growth), and eighth...
According to the latest report from the International Data Company (IDC), global tablet shipments grew by 13% during the April-June (Q2) period, reaching 38.3 million units. The growing shipment volume was largely driven by replacement cycles, new device launches, and state subsidies in China. Several brands also stockpiled inventory in anticipation of tariffs, which also played a key role in the rising shipments. Apple led the global tablet market in Q2 with 12.7 million shipments and a 33% market share. Cupertino’s base iPad (2025) was the key driver for the brand, which saw a 2.4%...
Huawei is not just dominating the foldable market in China – it is extending its lead. In the final quarter of 2024, Huawei shipped 2.506 million units for a 48.6% market share, per IDC data. Now analysts are reporting that Huawei has shipped 2.842 million units in the first quarter of this year for a controlling 76.6% market share. This is an impressive growth of 53.1% year-on-year and a great rebound of the Q4 number, which was actually a 9.5% drop year-on-year. Huawei’s growth in the foldable market comes at the expense of other makers. The biggest loser here is Honor – it went...
IDC posted its latest report on the foldable market in China, and it shows that Huawei dominated in the last quarter of 2024. 48.6% of the 2.505 million shipped units were made by the Shenzhen-based company, while Honor was a distant second with a 20.6% market share. However, interest in foldables seems to have faded, as shipments were almost 10% lower than in the same period 12 months ago. Foldable phones' shipments in China (blue) and YoY change (yellow) The Q4 2024 period was the first time foldables saw a decline in shipments since tracking the segment began nine quarters ago....
IDC posted its latest report on the foldable market in China, and it shows that Huawei dominated in the last quarter of 2024. 48.6% of the 2.505 million shipped units were made by the Shenzhen-based company, while Honor was a distant second with a 20.6% market share. However, interest in foldables seems to have faded, as shipments were almost 10% lower than in the same period 12 months ago. Foldable phones' shipments in China (blue) and YoY change (yellow) The Q4 2024 period was the first time foldables saw a decline in shipments since tracking the segment began nine quarters ago....
The smartphone market ended 2024 on a high note, based on a preliminary report by the International Data Corporation (IDC). Q4 2024 was the sixth consecutive quarter of growing shipments – 331.7 million smartphones were shipped in the three-month period, up 2.4% compared to the same period a year prior. Apple and Samsung remained the market leaders, though both saw a decline in shipments compared to the final quarter of 2023. Meanwhile, Xiaomi secured its third position and started closing the gap to Samsung. Below that we have a tie – the numbers were too close for IDC to call, so both...
The global wrist-worn device market (smartwatches and wristbands) reached 139 million shipments during the first three quarters of 2024 as per the latest IDC report. The January – September period brought a 1% decline in shipments, which was due to market saturation across key markets, including the United States and India. On the other hand, China was the leading market for wrist-worn wearables, with an estimated 45.8 million units: a 20% year-on-year increase. Smartwatches accounted for 32.9 million of those units - a 23.3% increase on the yearly basis. Huawei was the leading...