GT2 Pro Review: realme Enters Premium Segment With a Bang
The premium Android smartphone camp has become more crowded since Huawei’s fall. OEMs including OPPO, vivo, Xiaomi and HONOR have been upgrading product lines to strengthen their positions in the premium market. The latest entrant is realme and its GT2 Pro model. realme traces its origins to OPPO. The OEM started its business in 2018 with India, launching budget smartphones there before…
realme Emerges as Fastest-growing Major* 5G Brand Globally in Q4 2021
With a 165% YoY growth in Q4 2021, realme’s 5G smartphone shipments grew the most among all major* 5G brands. This growth was fuelled by key expansion regions such as Western Europe and Latin America. realme’s 5G smartphones also continued to perform well in regions such as the Middle East & North Africa and Asia-Pacific, where it has already gained a foothold. Consequently, realme…
Europe’s Fastest Growing Smartphone Brand realme Helping Drive Europe’s COVID Recovery
London, Hong Kong, Boston, Toronto, New Delhi, Beijing, Taipei, Seoul – February 23, 2022 The European smartphone market is slowly on the road to recovery. With the end of the COVID-19 pandemic seemingly in sight, and despite new challenges around component shortages, the market registered a 1% annual rise in smartphone shipments in 2021, a reversal of the 7% annual decline recorded in 2020.…
Chinese upstart Realme looks to take on Apple, Samsung as it launches its first high-end smartphone overseas
Realme may not be well-known to consumers in Western Europe or the U.S. but it has been growing quickly. In the fourth quarter, Realme shipped 20.65 million smartphones, up 48% year-on-year, according to data from Counterpoint Research....Read More
Key Southeast Asian Countries’ Smartphone Shipments Cross Pre-pandemic Levels in 2021; Xiaomi, realme, Apple Achieve Highest Ever Volumes
Key Southeast Asian countries’ (Indonesia, Thailand, Philippines and Vietnam) smartphone shipments were highest ever in a calendar year in 2021, reaching 96 million units and growing 5% YoY. Xiaomi, realme and Apple shipped their highest ever volumes in these countries. Xiaomi had a strong H1 2021 and even though it had a sluggish H2, the brand grew 17% YoY in 2021. Apple saw its highest…
realme Key to Europe’s Affordable 5G Smartphone Growth
5G is growing rapidly in Europe. 5G sales in the region more than doubled over 2020 and accounted for half of all smartphone sales in Q3 2021 (up from just 14% in Q3 2020). The key to this growth is the push of 5G down into the lower price tiers. 5G smartphones accounted for the majority of sales in the mid-price ($250-$499 wholesale) segment in Q3 2021, up from 21% in the previous year. Even in…
realme Was the Fastest Growing 5G Android Smartphone Brand in Q3 2021
realme’s 5G sales grew the fastest, at 831% YoY in Q3 2021, followed by OPPO (165% YoY) and vivo (147% YoY) Beijing, Seoul, Taipei, London, Boston, Toronto, New Delhi, Hong Kong – December 29, 2021 realme was the fastest-growing 5G Android smartphone brand globally in Q3 2021, according to Counterpoint Research’s monthly Market Pulse Service. realme was able to outgrow the market with its 5G…
Realme is the fastest growing 5G smartphone brand, records massive 831% jump
According to a Counterpoint Research report, the Chinese smartphone brand saw a massive 831 percent growth in the third quarter of this year. The sizeable jump was thanks to its great performance in regions like India, China, and Europe...Read more
Q2 2021: realme Becomes No. 1 Brand in Philippines Smartphone Market
Hong Kong, Beijing, Taipei, Seoul, New Delhi, London, Boston, Toronto – August 7, 2021 The Philippines smartphone market witnessed a strong 30% YoY shipment growth in Q2 2021 with realme becoming the number one brand, according to Counterpoint Research’s Monthly Philippines Channel Share Tracker. The country’s smartphone market has remained resilient aided by strong promotions. Besides, the…
Big shake up in Chinese smartphone market Q1 2021; OPPO, vivo top the market, realme grows fastest
realme’s quarterly shipments grew 82% QoQ, making it the seventh biggest brand in China’s smartphone market. OPPO, vivo topped the market as Huawei continued its descent. Xiaomi also capitalized on Huawei and HONOR’s woes. Beijing, San Diego, Buenos Aires, London, New Delhi, Seoul - May 21, 2021 China’s smartphone market saw realme’s Q1 2021 sales surge 82% QoQ and 451% YoY, making it…
India TWS Shipments Grow 723% YoY in Q3 2020, Led by boAt, Xiaomi, realme
三大品牌贡献了几乎一半的the total shipments in Q3 2020. boAt emerged as the leading brand with 18% market share while Xiaomi managed to maintain its second spot. Entry of more OEMs accelerated the growth of TWS market in the country. New Delhi, Hong Kong, Seoul, London, Beijing, San Diego, Buenos Aires – November 25 India’s TWS market growth soared 723% YoY in…
Young Brand realme Grew 132% QoQ in Q3 2020, Becoming World’s Fastest Brand to Hit 50 Million Shipments Since Inception
Global smartphone shipments in Q3 2020 grew by 32% Quarter-on-Quarter (QoQ), but declined by 4% year-over-year (YoY) to around 380 million units, according to the latest research from Counterpoint’s Market Monitor service. Top OEMs like Huawei, Apple, OPPO, Vivo, and LG have also experienced YoY declines in Q3, impacted by the lingering COVID-19 pandemic and slowdown in the global economy.…
Global Smartphone Market Shows Signs of Recovery in Q3, Xiaomi reaches 3rd place and Realme grows fastest at 132% QoQ
Xiaomi, for the first time, surpassed Apple to capture the third spot in the global smartphone market. Realme was the fastest-growing brand in Q3 as it grew 132% QoQ to reach 14.8 million units for the quarter. With this, it became the world’s fastest brand to ship 50 million smartphone units since inception. Global 5G smartphone shipments in Q3 exceeded the cumulative shipments of H1 2020.…
realme’s SEA smartphone shipments grew fastest in Q2 at 141% YoY, despite a declining market
realme entered the top 5 brands in all key SEA markets (Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam) for the first time. In other Asia Pacific markets like Australia, Taiwan, and Pakistan, realme was successful in becoming one of the top 5 brands. In Bangladesh, it grew 1000% QoQ (albeit from a low base) to take 6% of the market. New Delhi,…
Realme launches 5G phone for $200
市场调研公司的数据对比show that Realme is the only major smartphone vendor whose global shipments saw double-digit growth in the second quarter of this year. Read more
realme is the Fastest Growing Smartphone Brand in the South East Asia Market in Q1 2020
realme grew 173% YoY, continued to be in top 5 in the South East Asia smartphone market for Q1 2020 realme was among the top 5 players in the key South East Asia markets of Indonesia, Thailand, Philippines, Vietnam, Myanmar and Cambodia. New Delhi, Mumbai, Hong Kong, Taipei, Seoul, San Diego, London, Buenos Aires – June 1st, 2020 According to the latest research from the Counterpoint…
Realme X50 Pro 5G Delivers Smooth and Reliable Performance with Future Proof Connectivity
The 90Hz display refresh rate makes UI butter smooth. The 65W fast charging tops up the 4,200mAh battery in 35 minutes. Realme X50 Pro 5G offers good overall camera performance. Realme had a series of successful launches in the mid-range segment since its debut in 2018. A year later, the company defied the global smartphone market slowdown to show a growth of 800% in 3Q 2019, albeit from a low…
India Hearables (TWS) Shipments Posted 700% YoY Growth, Led by Apple, Noise, JBL, Samsung & realme
三大品牌贡献了几乎一半的the total shipments in 2019 realme emerged among top 5 brands within initial month of launch. Increasing content consumption by smartphone users and features like smart assistants, portability, etc. drove the demand for TWS. New Delhi, Hong Kong, Seoul, London, Beijing, San Diego, Buenos Aires April 23rd, 2020 The India TWS market posted a…