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China’s Top Smartphones and Tablets
May 16th, 2019
We compared China’s smartphone and tablet usage to the U.S. in our 2019 Q1 Mobile Overview Report (MOVR) from January to March 2019 and here’s what we found.
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France and Croatia Mobile Device Trends in 2018 Q2
Aug 29th, 2018
France and Croatia have a lot more in common than being good at soccer. We looked at their device usage trends through April to June in 2018 and found some interesting information. Let’s review their similarities and differences.
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The Importance of Knowing Physical Device Dimensions
Apr 24th, 2018
Some of our specific WURFL device detection capabilities identify physical elements of devices 
Changes in Brazilian Smartphone Usage: 2015 Q1 vs. 2018 Q1 Comparison
Apr 24th, 2018
Brazil is a country full of change and increasing global impact, which is why we decided to focus on Brazil for our 2018 Q1 Mobile Overview Report (MOVR). We took a look a the top 10 smartphones and the top manufacturers, then and now, to see what trends we could find over the past three years.
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More Online Shopping Begins and Ends with Mobile
Apr 10th, 2018
According to the recent Monetate quarterly report, the most important device for online shipping is the smartphone. The study analyzed more than 2 billion eCommerce session in Q4 2017, specifically the recognizable consumers on multiple devices.
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Average Age of Smartphone in Asia: 2017 Q4
Feb 18th, 2018
In Asia, we broke apart each country’s average age of smartphones for 2015 to 2017. Then, we explored the differences in ages based on the smartphone OS (Android or iOS). In the two separate graphs below, we show the findings. For a more detailed report covering additional continents and countries, please download our 2017 Q4 Mobile Overview Report (MOVR)
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North American Smartphone Price Trends (MSRP) by Country 2017 Q4
Feb 18th, 2018
In North America, we broke apart each country’s average smartphone price (Manufacturer’s Suggested Retail Price, or MSRP) for 2015 to 2017. Then, we noticed the most significant difference in the OS of smartphones (Android or iOS), so we decided to compare MSRP for these countries in two separate graphs below. For a more detailed report, please download our 2017 Q4 Mobile Overview Report (MOVR).
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JPEG 2000 and JPEG XR Support by Browser
Nov 7th, 2017
The majority (79.42%) of browsers do not support JPEG 2000 image format. Of the browsers that do support JPEG 2000, Mobile Safari makes up the majority with 14.48% share. All other browsers that support JPEG 2000 have less
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Smartphone and Tablet Portrait Orientation Usage 2017 Q3
Nov 7th, 2017
In previous MOVR reports, we explored how frequently phones and tablets were held in portrait orientation (vs. landscape). In the MOVR 2017 Q3, we broke out Apple devices from Android.
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Apple iPhone 8 Launch vs. Samsung Galaxy S8
Nov 6th, 2017
Comparing the first 39 days after the launch of the flagship smartphones of Apple and Samsung, iPhone 8 and 8 Plus have a slightly faster penetration rate vs. Samsung 8 and 8+. After 39 days, the iPhone 8 Plus had 0.64% and the iPhone 8 had 0.42% of global smartphone usage. Compare this to the first 39 days of the Samsung launch, with the S8 generating 0.40% and the S8+ holding 0.38% of smartphone usage.
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