Category: Market

Historical coverage of the PC and Apple tech market by Charles W. Moore. 2004-2017.

Worldwide Smartphone Shipments Up 1.0% Year over Year in Q3/16 Despite Samsung Galaxy Note 7 Recall – IDC

According to preliminary results from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker, vendors shipped a total of 362.9 million smartphones worldwide in the third quarter of 2016 (3Q16). Despite the recall of Samsung’s Galaxy Note 7, volumes were up 1.0% compared to 3Q15 when vendors shipped 359.3 million units. Sequentially, shipments grew 5.3% from 344.7 million in the second quarter of 2016. […]