Global smartphone sales saw their worst contraction ever in 2018, and the outlook for 2019 isn’t much better, new surveys shows. Worldwide handset volumes declined 4.1 percent in 2018 to a total of 1.4 billion units shipped for the full year, according to research firm IDC, which sees a potential for further declines this year.…
The following is a weekly recap of the HOBI blog during the week 2/05-2/09. TheWorld’s Biggest Mobile Phone Market is Shrinking For a while, it seemed like the Chinese smartphone market was an infinite growth machine. However, after eight consecutive years of growth, the world’s biggest mobile phone market is beginning to show signs of…
Here is a recap of the HOBI blog for the week of 1/8-1/13 New report indicates app usage growth slowing A new report from Flurry indicates overall app usage growth is finally slowing. The firm reported app usage grew 11 percent during 2016, a significant decrease from 2015’s growth of 58 percent. Four ways tablets…
International Data Corporation (IDC) reports smartphone sales are continuing to grow, while PC and tablet shipments are falling. Overall, smartphone shipments have seen a 1.6 percent increase since this time in 2015. While this amount of growth may not be seen as substantial, carriers and manufacturers are implementing new programs to encourage device trade-ins. Along…