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Smartphone rebound set to persist in Q1
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 13/02/2025
» Despite the sluggish economy, the local smartphone market rebounded last year after two years of decline, according to global research firms IDC and Canalys.
Smartphone shipments stagnate in Q2
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 05/09/2024
» Smartphone shipments to Thailand in the second quarter of 2024 posted only 1% growth year-on-year, compared with 14% growth in Southeast Asia, according to global research firm Canalys.
Smartphone market to see 3% uptick
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 14/03/2024
» Thailand's smartphone market is projected to grow 3% in 2024, driven by replacement purchases and advanced technology features, according to a global research firm.
Smartphone sales set to bounce back next year
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 06/12/2023
» Thailand's smartphone market is expected to return to growth in 2024 from an anticipated decline this year, due to replacement demand from 2021, new artificial intelligence (AI) features on smartphones, and a greater number of affordable 5G devices available in the market.
Phone market on course for contraction
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 27/10/2023
» The Thai smartphone market is expected to contract by double digits this year because of an unfavourable economy and declining consumer purchasing power in the second and third quarters, say an expo organiser and mobile phone vendors.
New iPhones to help spur smartphone sales in fourth quarter
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 14/09/2023
» The launch of Apple Inc's range of iPhone 15 models will help stimulate the growth of smartphone sales in Thailand in the fourth quarter, according to analysts and a mobile phone distributor.
Smartphone sales down 20% in first quarter
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 09/05/2023
» Thailand's smartphone sales declined by 20% year-on-year in the first quarter, compared to a global fall of 14.6% in the same period, mainly due to a sharp drop in the low-end smartphone segment, according to preliminary data from the IDC Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker released in April.
High-end models, promotions to increase smartphone sales
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 07/10/2022
» The rollout of promotions for high-end smartphones and the clearance of existing stockpiles has the organiser of Thailand Mobile Expo 2022 upbeat on replacement buying of handsets.
Thai smartphone sales decline 17% in Q2
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 29/08/2022
» Despite a double-digit decline in smartphone shipments to Thailand in the second quarter, premium handsets costing over US$400 (14,396 baht) surged 22% year-on-year, according to market research firm Counterpoint.
Smartphone sales set to struggle in 2022
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 13/08/2022
» Thailand's smartphone market is expected to experience flat growth or even decline this year due to the economic slump and a weaker baht, but flagship 5G smartphones, loans and trade-in programmes could help prop up the segment, according to IT product distributors.