Global 5G handset industry revenues and shipments grew double digits in Q4 2023. Apple remains the leader of 5G shipments and revenues, but Samsung is growing behind Apple. Samsung is the world’s second-largest 5G vendor in terms of shipments and revenues. Samsung is the biggest vendor in LTE shipments and revenues.

This highly detailed report shows the top-500 best-selling smartphone models globally in terms of their shipments, wholesale ASP, and price band in the fourth quarter of 2023. The models included in the report cover 89% of the total smartphone shipments in Q4 2023, including all major vendors as well as many locally significant microvendors.

This highly detailed report shows the top-500 best-selling smartphone models globally in terms of their shipments, wholesale ASP, and price band in the fourth quarter of 2023. The models included in the report cover 89% of the total smartphone shipments in Q4 2023, including all major vendors as well as many locally significant microvendors.

This highly detailed report shows the top-500 best-selling smartphone models globally in terms of their revenue, value share, wholesale ASP, and price band in the fourth quarter of 2023. The models included in the report cover 97% of the total smartphone revenue in Q4 2023, including all major vendors as well as many locally significant microvendors.

Global cellular smartwatch shipments fell for this first time ever by 6% YoY in the fourth quarter of 2023. Cellular penetration also fell slightly during the quarter as consumers reign in discretionary spending amid macroeconomic weakness and geopolitical uncertainty. Albeit from a low base, cellular smartwatches still outperformed the overall smartwatch market in 2023 as cellular penetration among smartwatches continues to rise slowly but steadily.

In this research bulletin, it is predicted that servers will increasingly incorporate higher densities of DRAM, facilitated by advancements in technologies such as CXL (Compute Express Link) and HBM (High Bandwidth Memory). These technologies enhance the potential for DRAM integration, meeting the growing demand of traditional workloads which are becoming more memory-intensive.

Global cellular smartwatch shipments fell for this first time ever by 6% YoY in the fourth quarter of 2023. Cellular penetration also fell slightly during the quarter as consumers reign in discretionary spending amid macroeconomic weakness and geopolitical uncertainty.

The global smartphone fingerprint sensor market recorded more than 10% revenue growth in Q4 2023. Qualcomm grew its share, taking the top spot followed by Goodix and Egistec in the quarter. The market saw improvement in stocking activity for optical and ultrasonic fingerprint sensors for OLED-based customer sets in the period.

A large number of second-tier MICROVENDORS are playing a meaningful role in the global wearables market, flooding the market with new, niche, and segmented offerings. Global wearables shipments declined for the fifth consecutive quarter in Q4 2023 amid continued economic weakness and geopolitical uncertainty, causing a lengthening replacement cycle and limiting consumer spending.

The smart TV market continues to decline in Western Europe as consumer demand remain weak with households impacted by cost-of-living crisis but as inflation starts to ease, the market is expected to return to growth in 2024 with the coming Olympic games providing a boost to the replacement cycle. This analysis examines the state of the smart TV market and smart TV operating system (OS) market in Western Europe as of Q4 2023.