Huawei surpassed Apple to secure the No. 2 worldwide smartphone vendor position for the first time ever, according to Gartner, Inc. Apple is now No.3.

In 2017, smartphone sales to end users totaled over 1.5 billion units, an increase of 2.7 percent from 2016, according to market research firm Gartner, Inc. Huawei, ranked No. 3, raised its share in 2017, continuing to gain on Apple.

Global sales of smartphones to end users totaled 383 million units in the third quarter of 2017, according to market research firm Gartner, Inc.

Global sales of smartphones to end users totaled 380 million units in the first quarter of 2017, according to market research firm Gartner, Inc.

Over half of smartphone users spend no money on smartphone apps, these includes paid-for downloads and in-app transactions, according to Gartner.

Market research firm, Gartner, Inc. said total mobile phone / smartphone shipments are on pace to decline 1.6% in 2016.

Global sales of smartphone to end users totaled 344 million units in the second quarter of 2016 according to market research firm Gartner, Inc.

Gartner, Inc. said global smartphone sales are estimated to reach 1.5 billion units in 2016, a 7% growth from 2015.

Global sales of smartphones to end users reached 1.4 billion units in 2015, with Samsung maintaining the No.1. Android has a 80.7% market share in 2015.

Gartner, Inc. forecasts that 274.6 million wearable electronic devices will be sold worldwide in 2016.

Gartner: By 2018, a consumer in a mature market will use and own more than three personal devices.

Market research firm, Gartner, Inc. forecasts that 6.4 billion connected things will be in use worldwide in 2016, up 30% from 2015, and will reach 20.8 billion by 2020. In 2016, 5.5 million new things will get connected every day, the firm said. Gartner estimates that the Internet of Things (IoT) will support total services spending of $235 billion in ...

Worldwide smartphone sales to end users reached 336 million units, an increase of 19.3 per cent during the first quarter (1Q) of 2015, according to market research firm Gartner, Inc. This growth was led by strong smartphone sales in emerging markets (excluding China); the fastest growing regions were emerging Asia/Pacific, Eastern Europe, and the Middle East and North Africa. Due ...

Worldwide sales of smartphones to end users had a record fourth quarter of 2014 with an increase of 29.9 percent from the fourth quarter of 2013 to reach 367.5 million units, according to market research firm Gartner, Inc. Gartner claims that Samsung lost the No. 1 spot to Apple in the global smartphone market in the fourth quarter of 2014 ...

Wearable electronic devices for fitness shipments are forecast to reach 68.1 million units in 2015, down from 70 million units in 2014, according to global research firm Gartner, Inc. This temporary dip in sales will be driven by an overlap in functionality between smart wristbands, other wearable fitness monitors and smartwatches. However, the market for smart wristbands and other fitness ...