The Counterpoint Podcast

In the latest episode of ‘ The Counterpoint Podcast ’, host Peter Richardson is joined by associate director Jan Stryjak to talk about the European smartphone market outlook. Jan shares some updates on COVID-19, and how the market has been performing. The discussion touches upon the gap that Huawei has created and smartphone makers that are benefitted from that. And lastly, Jan also talks about th...

The lockdown period brought upon the pent-up demand, and smartphone makers are coming up with aggressive marketing strategies to cater to the users. Aggressive pricing and innovative marketing strategies such as shopping through WhatsApp have helped smartphone makers bounce back. E-commerce platforms are also running promotional sales with discounts and more, which has further helped the growth. I...

 The foldable phones have been around for a few years now, especially if you remember the clamshell form factor. Even the Nokia Communicator was a foldable smartphone with a small screen on the outside and a bigger display on the inside. But a lot has changed over the years, as we moved from phones with alphanumeric keypads to full QWERTY keyboards to a fully evolved touchscreen smartphone . A sma...

Recently, Fortnite creator Epic Games bypassed the App Store payment gateway, after which Apple booted the game out of the App Store and also terminated their account. In return, Epic Games filed a lawsuit against Apple, after which Apple also filed its counterclaims alleging breach of contract. In a court filing, Epic Games accused Apple to maintain its monopoly over in-app payments on the iOS pl...

There are various factors that drive the cost of 5G smartphones. As the technology is still in its nascent stage, smartphone makers need to add a separate baseband, RF antennas, and passive filters for 5G to work. But there are other factors, such as high refresh rate displays , bigger batteries and multiple camera setups that drive the cost of 5G smartphones.  In the latest episode of ‘ The Count...

In the latest episode of ‘The Counterpoint Podcast’, host Maurice Klaehne is joined by research director Jeff Fieldhack and senior analyst Pavel Naiya to discuss how Americans are entertaining themselves amid the lockdowns. Pavel offers insights on different apps and services consumers are spending their money on. Jeff, on the other hand, sheds some light on how carriers were well prepared to offe...

Fixed wireless access ( FWA ) is emerging as one of the leading use cases for 5G New Radio (NR) architecture, something that we recently highlighted in our report . We at Counterpoint expect that the global consumer 5G FWA will reach more than 50 million connections in 2025 and increase to more than 450 million in 2030 .  In the latest episode of ‘The Counterpoint Podcast’, host Maurice Klaehne an...

In the latest episode of ‘ The Counterpoint Podcast ’, host Peter Richardson and senior research analyst Aman Madhok discuss the future of mobility post the COVID-19 pandemic. The discussion covers topics such as emerging mobility options such as e-bikes , e-scooters , electric vehicles , and more. We have also touched upon the types of investments and partnerships that are happening in the indust...

The Q2 2020 was probably one of the worst quarters for smartphone makers in years. As the COVID-19 outbreak started, the Indian government had imposed a strict lockdown starting March 25. As a result, smartphone production and sales came to a standstill. April was the worst month with all smartphone brands registering zero sales. Though, as lockdown restrictions started to ease, pent-up demand pus...

In the latest episode of ‘The Counterpoint Podcast’, host Maurice Klaehne and research analyst Abhilash Kumar discuss the growth of the music streaming market in Q1 2020. We also deep-dive to understand factors that are driving the growth of podcasts and touch upon the revenue share of the music streaming platform.  Our detailed report on the Global Online Music Streaming Market in Q1 2020 can be...

In the latest episode, “ The Counterpoint Podcast ” host Maurice Klaehne and associate director Tarun Pathak discuss the feature phone market which has a sizeable chunk of share. The discussion focuses on different topics like opportunities for both handset vendors and network operators. Even a popular feature phone chipset maker like Unisoc can have a bigger role from the 5G NR IoT perspective. D...

In the latest episode of “ The Counterpoint Podcast ”, host Peter Richardson is joined by research directors Gareth Owen and Neil Shah to talk about Open RAN . The discussion focuses on understanding the Open RAN technology and how it could emerge as the next big trend in telecom infrastructure as 5G deployments speed up. We have also touched upon other topics like stakeholders, current deployment...

Due to the coronavirus outbreak, a lot of people have lost jobs across different countries. This has affected their future income uncertainty. As a result, consumer buying behavior will strictly be limited to only the essentials.   In the latest episode, “ The Counterpoint Podcast ” host Peter Richardson discusses the impact of COVID-19 on the consumer spending pattern with senior analyst Pavel Na...

As more and more devices are being connected to the cloud via internet, IoT is becoming more pervasive. These devices help in real-time monitoring, data collection, analyzing and then taking the required action. In the latest episode of “ The Counterpoint Podcast ”, host Peter Richardson and consultant Falguni Shah discuss the IoT platform landscape and how the space is shaping up. Topics covered...

The Korean smartphone market is dominated by three major players – Samsung , Apple and LG . Since 2016, except 2017 (due to Galaxy Note 7 fiasco), the Galaxy S and Note series sales have been more than other devices during the first quarter period. But that changed in Q1 2020, with an “affordable premium” Galaxy A90 5G emerging as the best-seller in Korea. In the latest episode, “ The Counterpoint...

The COVID-19 outbreak in the US resulted in store closures due to lockdown and stay-at-home orders. As a result, the US smartphone market was down 21% YoY in Q1 2020. As 80% of the stores were closed, we saw online smartphone sales jump to 33% in April 2020. But is it just a temporary boost because offline stores were closed, or we are seeing a shift in consumer buying patterns? In the latest epis...

The global market for refurbished smartphones saw a 1% decline in 2019. And given the current economic conditions and global downturn, the user buying pattern is expected to change. This brings new opportunities for the refurbish smartphone market. In the latest episode, host Peter Richardson and research analyst Varun Mishra discuss the key tends and opportunities in the global refurbish smartpho...

Huawei has been going through rough times. The US-China trade war first resulted in the Chinese smartphone giant losing access to Google Mobile Services, along with the Play Store. Now, with the latest restrictions from the US, TSMC has stopped taking chipset orders from Huawei . But how does this affect both the companies? How will be the beneficiary of this move? Can China retaliate? In this lat...

In the latest episode of “The Counterpoint Podcast”, host Peter Richardson and VP of Research Neil Shah discuss how location platform players are helping shape the digital transformation. The discussion covers how the companies are moving from being a mapping solution provider to a location intelligence platform provider. We have also touched upon how location intelligence can be helpful in contac...

In the latest episode of “The Counterpoint Podcast” host Maurice Klaehne and research analyst Abhilash Kumar discuss about the factors that are driving the growth of music streaming services. The discussion also covers strategies that are helping music streaming providers gain more subscribers in the emerging markets.  Follow us on social media platforms – Twitter – https://twitter.com/counterpoin...

The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted industries and business sectors across the globe. In this episode, we talk about the Coronavirus impact on the India smartphone manufacturing sector, outlook for 2020 and more.  Follow us on social media platforms – Twitter – https://twitter.com/counterpointtr LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/company/counterpoint-technology-market-research/ YouTube - https://...

The global smart home market is projected to grow at a CAGR of 21% in the next 5 years. We expect more than six-billion Wi-Fi capable smart home devices to be shipped between 2020-2025. In this podcast, we discuss the categories that currently dominate the smart home market, and the strongest growth areas as more household items become connected to the ecosystem. Follow us on social media platform...

In this episode, Jeff and Hanish discuss the iPhone SE (2020) launch, the key highlights of the device, challenges amid COVID-19, and more.  Follow us on social media platforms – Twitter – https://twitter.com/counterpointtr LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/company/counterpoint-technology-market-research/ YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@counterpointresearch / Instagram -  https://www.instagra...

In this episode of "The Counterpoint Podcast" we talk about the new OnePlus 8 Series from new features, to product placement and our first impressions.  Follow us on social media platforms – Twitter – https://twitter.com/counterpointtr LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/company/counterpoint-technology-market-research/ YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@counterpointresearch / Instagram -...

In this episode of "The Counterpoint Podcast" our Research Analyst Satyajit Sinha offers some meaningful insights on the kids' smartwatch market, and the top players in the segment. We've also covered topics such as privacy and security aspects of the kids' smartwatch.   Follow us on social media platforms – Twitter – https://twitter.com/counterpointtr LinkedIn – https://w...