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The Apple king of mobile devices

How has the mobile device market changed since the pandemic? Can Apple maintain its leadership as we enter the era of consumer IoT? Read more »

Mobile devices – the battle between East and West for a $545 billion market

The mobile device market is massive – in 2021 there were 1.7 billion shipments worth $545 billion and an installed base of 3.7 billion. Growth in the year was 25% in spending and 8% in shipments, although the installed base didn’t grow. The number of non-Internet enabled basic phones and […] Read more »

Smart phones, global warming, suppliers and nations

A look at the mobile device market and its carbon consequences Read more »

Mobile device market down 8% to $392b – what’s the next big thing?

We look at the state of play in the mobile device market in Q2 2019 Read more »

Microprocessor chip sales $317 billion – highly profitable, but sluggish

I have a look at the microprocessor market in Q2 2019 Read more »

Mobile device market up 3.1% to $81.1b in Q2 2017 – Apple maintains its leadership

ITCandor's latest update on the mobile device market in Q2 2017 Read more »

Brexit – selling UK IT assets by the pound

Source: ITCandor from OANDA historical data Part of my methodology each quarter is to look at currency movements of international currency against the $US. My Figure shows the movement of the average value of each local currency in Q2 2016 compared with their rates in Q2 2015. Those on the […] Read more »