Report: Worldwide Smartphone Sales Declined for the First Time Ever Last Year...

Report: Worldwide Smartphone Sales Declined for the First Time Ever Last Year... xda-developers Feb 23, 2018 3:00 AM • by Doug Lynch Report: Worldwide Smartphone Sales Declined for the First Time Ever Last Year Gartner is an American research and advisory firm that is well known for providing technology related data for IT and other business leaders all around the world. They have become well known within the smartphone industry as they collect (and sell) a lot of data about how many devices have been sold throughout the year. The company just released a new report for the fourth quarter of 2017, and their data shows that the smartphone market has declined when comparing these sales numbers to Q4 2016. The drop in sales during Q4 2017 compared to Q4 2016 wasn't anything drastic, but seeing those numbers drop by 5.6% YoY was surprising as its the first yearly decline recorded since the agency began tracking the marketplace in 2004. It should also be noted that this drop in sales wasn't something that every single smartphone OEM saw either. While the leaders in the market (Samsung and Apple) did see a decline over this time period, others (Huawei and Xiaomi) saw an increase. So, as we break down this data, it shows that Samsung had sold 76.7 million units during Q4 2016 but saw this number decline to 74 million during Q4 2017. As mentioned, Apple saw a decline from Q4 2016 to Q4 2017 as well when they went from 77 million units sold down to 73.1 million. OPPO is another that made it into the top five of this list that also sold fewer smartphones during this same time period. In 2016 they sold 26.7 million units during Q4, but last year they ended up selling 25.6 million. The two winners during this time period ended up being both Huawei as well as Xiaomi. Huawei ranked number three in this list with 40.8 million units sold during Q4 2016 and saw an increase up to 43.8 million units for Q4 2017. Xiaomi is the other winner here as they had sold 15.7 million units during Q4 2016 and was able to increase that to an impressive 28.1 million units sold during Q4 2017. The last entry here in this chart combines all other OEMs into the "Others" category which went from 195 million units in Q4 2016 down to 162.9 million units sold in Q4 2017. Source: Gartner Android Advices Jan 10, 2018 10:12 AM • by Jennifer CENTRiC L3 Smartphone with 5″ HD Display & 3050mAh Battery Launched in India In the last couple of months, we have seen very few smartphones launches in the Sub Rs. 10,000 price range. Now, a new smartphone from CENTRiC Mobiles called CENTRiC L3 is launched in India. The latest CENTRiC L3 is priced at Rs. 6,749 and offers great value for money specifications. At this price, the device comes with a polycarbonate shell and we can't complain much about that. The CENTRiC L3 will be available in Quartz Grey and Raisin Black color options. On the front is a 5-inch IPS Oncell display with HD (1280 x 720 pixels) resolution. There is also a 2.5D curved glass laid on the top. It also includes a 64-bit MediaTek MT6737 quad-core processor clocked at 1.3GHz and it comes coupled with Mali T720MP GPU. There is 2GB of RAM and 16GB of onboard storage. The CENTRiC L3 includes a dedicated MicroSD card slot for expanding the storage upto 256GB. It runs on Android 7.0 Nougat out of the box. The device also supports dual SIM dual standby and offers VoLTE and ViLTE connectivity. In terms of optics, there is a 13MP shooter on the rear with LED flash and a 5MP shooter on the front for selfies. Both the cameras can record videos only upto 720p resolution. It is backed by a 3050mAh non-removable battery that is rated to give up to 23 hours of talk time and lasts up to 80 hours in standby mode. Beneath the display is the front-facing fingerprint sensor. The CENTRiC L3 also includes 3-axis accelerometer, proximity, and light sensors. It measures 141 x 70.5 x 8.6 mm and weighs 143 grams. Connectivity options include 4G, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.0, FM Radio, GPS, USB OTG, 3.5mm audio jack, and a MicroUSB 2.0 port. Instead of the capacitive navigation buttons, the smartphone comes with on-screen buttons. Compared to other smartphones in this price range, the CENTRiC L3 offers a bigger battery and better cameras. Let us know your opinion about this new CENTRiC smartphone by leaving a comment down below. This email has been sent by Froze ONE (isnanmm0@gmail.com). It is the potion result of 'Tech: Topic watch' from the dashboard 'Personal Dashboard', tab 'Tech > Android'. Unsubscribe © Netvibes 2005-2018 | Terms of service | Privacy Policy Find Netvibes also on: Facebook Twitter Google+ Flickr

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