Global smartphone sales rebound in Q2

Vendors shipped a total of 337,2-million smartphones worldwide in the second quarter of 2015 (2Q15), up 11,6% from the 302,1-million units in 2Q14. According to preliminary figures from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker,...

MEA smartphone shipments to reach 115m

Middle East and Africa (MEA) smartphone shipments are set to total 155-million units in 2015 – after increasing 66% year-on-year during the first quarter to reach more than 36-million units, according to figures by global technology consulting firm International...

Smartphones top online sales

Smartphones continue to dominate online technology sales. This is according to figures released by Orange, naming the best-selling products from its online store in South Africa for the second quarter of 2015. The top products were as follows: * Sony Xperia Z3...

Smartphone maturity hits cover glass sales

With screen sizes increasing, smartphones continue to lead total area demand in the cover glass market; however, as the markets for smartphones and tablets mature, cover glass industry revenue growth is declining from 39% year-on-year growth in 2013 to 11% in 2015....

Smartphones to outsell everything in 2015

A total of 1,4-billion smartphones will be sold in 2015, with sales topping US$ 300-billion. This will outstrip the sale of all PCs, televisions, tablets and game consoles, says Christopher Riley, CEO of The Notebook Company.Riley says his company is “positively...