MWC 2023, Monday 27 February
Today, MWC officially opened its doors and we saw manufacturers such as Xiaomi and Lenovo launch new devices, operators commit to Open RAN, partnerships emerge for extended reality, and sustainability…
Honor Bets on Evolutionary Phone Design
Huawei’s sub-brand prepares to launch new phones The law of diminishing returns has almost certainly kicked in for smartphone design. Over the past decade, smartphones have moved toward a single…
High Hopes for 5G Despite Near-Term Doubts
In 2025, 5G will form 20% of all mobile connections Adoption of 5G cellular technology globally will happen faster than that of 4G, according to our new forecast, which was…
Samsung’s Galaxy S10 Playground
Huge investment in promotional pop-up store To mark the launch of its Galaxy S10 family of devices and 10 years of Galaxy products, Samsung has opened a giant two-storey pop-up…
The Next Big Merger
Will two device designs fold into one? For those old enough to remember the turn of the century, there was a term used so often that it felt like it…
A Cosmopolitan Alternative
Planet Computers aims to improve on its first phone-with-a-keyboard Last week I went to see Planet Computers to check on the progress of their second iteration of the Gemini phone,…
Global Mobile Phone Sales Will Decline in 2019
Buyer behaviour and macroeconomic challenges dampen phone demand We recently published our latest forecast of the global mobile phone market, and the picture isn’t rosy. Sales in 2019 will be…