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Sweden’s Top Smartphones and Tablets
Aug 7th, 2019
We compared Sweden’s smartphone and tablet usage to the USA in 2019 Q2 Mobile Overview Report (MOVR). Find out more about the top devices, pricing, and age of device.
Read MoreTop Dual SIM Phones and Countries 2018
Oct 30th, 2018
Advertisers and Security specialists can identify users of Dual SIM devices by using WURFL device detection. The Mobile Overview Report (MOVR) outlines top phones, top countries and price of multi-SIM phones.
Read MoreHow the Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Performed after Launch
Oct 26th, 2018
Generally speaking, the new launches of the Samsung Galaxy Note 9 performed slightly better than the Apple iPhone XS and XS Max launch. All three recent launches reached around 0.2% market share globally by the end of September…
Read MoreFrance 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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Growing Support of HEVC or H.265 Video on Mobile Devices
Aug 23rd, 2018
78% of iPhone and 57% of Android smartphone requests come from devices that support hardware-accelerated High Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC or H.265) decoding. This growing support trend will benefit video streaming companies that architect their networks to leverage HEVC.
Read MoreAverage 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)
Read MoreNorth 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).
Read MoreMost Popular Apple iPhone Launch Results: November to December 2017
Dec 20th, 2017
At the beginning of the iPhone X launch, there were many challenges to get the phone into the hands of consumers, but one thing is for sure, its select consumer group with a higher willingness-to-pay is smaller than that of the
Read MoreSmartphone 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.
Read MoreImage Compression and Acceleration Potential for E-Commerce Sites
Jul 31st, 2017
E-commerce sites know that load speed = sales. Users of e-commerce sites frequently abandon if the page they request fails to load quickly. Oversized images are the leading cause of slow loading time. And image compression is a great solution.
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