Luke Lin

4 days ago | digitimes.com | Luke Lin

Global smartphone shipments hit 294.7 billion units in the first quarter of 2025 with volumes in the second quarter to pick up 4.9% on year. DIGITIMES statistics showed that in the first quarter of 2025, global smartphone market demand continued to recover, with shipments increasing by 4.1% year-over-year to reach 294.7 million units. However, due to the seasonal slowdown in the European and North American markets, shipments were significantly lower than those in the fourth quarter of 2024.

3 weeks ago | digitimes.com | Luke Lin

DIGITIMES's surveys revealed that smartphone shipments in the China market reached 72.5 million units in the first quarter of 2025, representing a 7.8% decrease compared to the previous quarter but a 3.5% increase year-over-year from the first quarter of 2024. Looking ahead to the second quarter of 2025, shipments in China are expected to experience only a slight quarterly decline and remain close to the shipment levels seen in the same period last year.

3 weeks ago | digitimes.com | Luke Lin

Chinese smartphone brands shipped a total of over 170 million smartphones in the first quarter of 2025 with volumes in the second quarter anticipated to rise 2.6% sequentially. DIGITIMES observed and analyzed that the first quarter of 2025 was a slow season for overseas markets. The subsidy policy for purchasing a new smartphone announced by China's National Development and Reform Commission in January only temporarily boosted local demand as sales actually declined after the early consumption.

2 months ago | digitimes.com | Luke Lin

Global smartphone shipments reached 334 million units in the fourth quarter of 2024, with volumes expected to grow 4.1% year-over-year in the first quarter of 2025. AbstractWith the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas stabilizing the situation in the Middle East and the US' active intervention to mediate the Russia-Ukraine war after the Trump administration took office, regional political and economic risks have been effectively reduced, relatively reviving global consumer demand.

Mar 3, 2025 | digitimes.com | Luke Lin

Smartphone shipments in the Chinese market reached slightly less than 79 million units in the fourth quarter of 2024, representing a 14.9% increase quarter-over-quarter and a 0.6% growth year-over-year. Looking ahead to the first quarter of 2025, it...