Global smartwatch shipments declined for the third consecutive quarter during Q2 2023, after Q4 2022 marked the first YoY decline since 2016 as the smartwatch space begins to mature and consumers reign in discretionary spending causing a lengthening replacement cycle amid macroeconomic weakness.

The lack of global, harmonized, government legislation for advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) and Autonomous Driving (AD) solutions will add cost, complexity and will delay life-saving technology from reaching the market.

Japan handset shipments declined by -7% annually in Q2 2023. As usual, Apple continued to capture top positions through all local Japanese operators except for Rakuten Mobile.

This report presents a Basic Floorplan Analysis (BFR) of the Marvell TRP_4.1.7.T die found inside the NXP Semiconductors 88Q9098 component.

Success in competitive Chinese market accelerates Ericsson and Nokia 5G Base Station volume and massive MIMO capabilities.

Global smartwatch revenues will increase a reasonable +7% in 2024, impacted by persistent economic uncertainty. Unit volumes and revenue keep on rising thru 2028, but prices are dipping from this year onwards through 2028.

Smartphone shipments in the United States were sharply down on annual basis in Q2 2023. Apple was number one in hardware and Android led in software, with Samsung leading in the Android space.

India Smartphone market declined by -5% annually in Q2 2023. Vivo, Xiaomi and Samsung were the top three vendors. Offline channels held the upper hand in the second quarter of the year too.

Lenovo-Motorola’s global smartphone shipments declined -14% YoY in Q2 2023. We believe this is due to the weakened demand and inventory adjustments.

Handset shipments in the United States slumped year-on-year in Q2 2023. Apple led across major carriers, followed by Samsung, which led Android, followed by Motorola, and TCL-Alcatel.