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Smartphone Wars 2025: Inside the Global Market Shake-Up, Trends, and Future Tech Disruptions

Smartphone Wars 2025: Inside the Global Market Shake-Up, Trends, and Future Tech Disruptions

In 2024, global smartphone shipments reached 1.24 billion units, up 6.4% year over year, with revenues exceeding $500 billion. Premium smartphones (≥$600) accounted for about 25% of global unit sales in 2024, while ultra-premium (> $1,000) comprised around 40% of premium sales. In early 2025, Samsung and Apple together controlled about 40% of global smartphone shipments, with the top five vendors (Samsung, Apple, Xiaomi, OPPO, vivo) comprising roughly 70% of shipments. By 2025, India is projected to produce 20% of the world’s smartphones, up from about 9% in 2016, driven by the Production-Linked Incentive program. Transsion (Tecno, Itel, Infinix) shipped
16 July 2025
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The Ultimate 2025 (Q1) Flagship Smartphone Showdown: Apple vs Samsung vs Google & More

The Ultimate 2025 (Q1) Flagship Smartphone Showdown: Apple vs Samsung vs Google & More

Apple’s iPhone 15 Pro series uses a Grade 5 titanium frame replacing stainless steel, making it about 18 grams lighter than the previous model. Samsung’s Galaxy S24 Ultra features a reinforced titanium alloy chassis and a large camera housing with built-in S-Pen. Google Pixel 9 Pro supplies a 6.7-inch flat OLED display at 1344×2992 resolution (~490+ ppi), 1–120 Hz LTPO, and up to 2400 nits peak brightness. OnePlus 13 introduces Ceramic Guard glass with IP69 water/dust resistance and a nano-scale silicon battery structure enabling a slimmer build. Xiaomi 14 Pro and Oppo Find X7 Ultra offer vegan leather back accents
10 July 2025
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Stock Market Today

Communication services stocks lag the rebound — what XLC investors need to know before Monday

7 February 2026
NEW YORK, February 7, 2026, 13:21 (EST) — Market closed Communication services stocks head into the week ahead on the back foot after the sector’s main ETF slipped into Friday’s close. The Communication Services Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLC) ended down 0.39% at $115.76. (Yahoo Finance) The timing matters. Communication Services was one of only two S&P 500 sectors that fell on Friday, even as the benchmark index surged about 2% and most groups finished higher, a rare split traders have been quick to flag. News Corp (NWSA) was the sector’s worst performer, down about 6%. (Investopedia) XLC is also
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