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According to data released by market research company Counterpoint on September 4, global smartphone sales in the first half of 2025 will increase by only 3% compared to the same period last year, due to difficulties in many developed markets, stemming from limited supply, price instability and increasingly strict regulations.
In contrast, Japan has continued to grow steadily since last year, although at a slightly slower pace. The US and major European countries showed slowing or declining growth. Some markets with impressive growth rates such as Africa (6%), Southeast Asia (5%) or India (5%)...
In general, the growth of modern smartphones in emerging markets is due to the popularity of Apple's iPhone with global luxury sales increasing by 7% over the same period in 2024.
Samsung's market share increased by 4% in developed markets, but was still quite far behind Apple's 12% growth in emerging markets.
5G smartphones accounted for 57% of the global mobile phone market share in the first half of 2025, up 65% over the same period last year. This market share is expected to grow significantly by the end of 2025.
Compared to modern smartphones, sales of non-commercial smartphones will grow better at 10% in the first half of 2025 compared to the same period in 2024.
