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Nielsen: HTC takes the #3 spot in US smartphone market share in Q2
The latest numbers form Nielsen show that HTC may not be doing so bad after all. The report shows that HTC phones accounted for 9.4% of all smartphones currently in circulation in the US, enough to secure the number three slot below Apple (40%) and Samsung (24.7%). Motorola’s nipping at HTC’s heels with 9% market…
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HTC slips to number three Windows Phone handset maker as platform shows incredible growth
The latest IDC numbers show Microsoft’s Windows phone platform has gaining some momentum. In Q2 of 2013, Windows Phone market share increased to 3.7%, up from 3.1% in Q2 of last year. The market share increase may seem small, but the platform adoption rate actually increased by 77% due to overall 51% smartphone shipment increase…
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IDC: HTC ranked as number 4 global smartphone maker in 2012 despite disappointing year
Despite 2012 being a massively disappointing year for HTC, the company somehow managed to finish out the year in the number four spot in IDC’s top smartphone vendors. According to IDC’s numbers, HTC shipped 32.6 million smartphones in 2012, accounting for 4.6 percent of all smartphone shipped across the globe last year. Unfortunately, HTC’s shipment numbers came…
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Taiwan Central Bank proposes an HTC bailout
It’s no secret that competition in the smarthpone sector has had a devastating blow on HTC. Its market share has dropped, resulting in less than stellar quarterly earnings reports. In an effort to keep the company from collapsing, the Taiwan Central Bank Governor is asking its government to intervene. Taiwan suffered a huge 11.6-percent year-over-year…
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HTC bucks the trend – resists producing low-end phones for emerging markets
HTC has reaffirmed its commitment not to produce “cheap” smartphones for emerging markets like China, India and various countries in Africa. Currently, HTC has a few handsets which sell for 2,000 yuan ($314) in China, but HTC has no plans on delivering handsets which cost 1,000 yuan or less to compete with the likes of…
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HTC global smartphone marketshare plummets to 4.8% in Q1
HTC’s latest earning reports have not been great. Fierce competition from Apple and Samsung have pushed HTC to the back of the pack, reducing the company’s profit margins and catastrophically reducing sales of HTC handsets. We’ve known what the financial impact has been on HTC, but new numbers from IDC visually depict HTC’s dire situation.…
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Nielsen: HTC captures 20% of U.S. smartphone market in Q2
According to a new chart released by Neilson, HTC’s devices now account for 20% of all smartphones in circulation within the U.S. market. Nielsen started charting the U.S. smartphone market earlier this yearand since the Q1 report, HTC’s Android phones have gained two percentage points while HTC’s Windows Phone numbers have dropped by one percent.…