![]() Those not interested in two-way radio features might find the VM4500's surprisingly capable video mode intriguing, but that alone isn't enough to prompt a phone upgrade. If you're already using Nextel's two-way radio service, the VM4500 may not be a good enough reason to switch, but if you're a Sprint PCS customer who has yearned for fast, inexpensive walkie-talkie convenience, the Ready Link option could keep you from leaving. The phone, which Sprint PCS advertises as "The Whole Package," comes with an abundance of cool and user-friendly features. We tested the Sprint PCS Sprint Vision Video Phone VM4500 ($379 street, plus service fees), also known as the Sanyo SCP-5500, a 3.8-ounce, dual band, tri-mode phone with a built-in video camera that can capture 15-second video clips. The phones and service options of Sprint PCS Ready Link and Verizon Wireless Push to Talk have expanded the choices of carriers, coverage, and rate plans. Now walkie-talkie service is available from other carriers. ![]() ![]() 29, 2004 - For several years, Nextel has been the cell phone carrier of choice for many because its Direct Connect two-way radio feature gives members of a workgroup a fast and easy way to keep in contact - an especially valuable feature for many businesses. Those sales should help the brand return to growth this year, IDC predicted.Jan. Instead, the firm speculated most Apple users are holding out for another revolutionary iPhone in 2017. ![]() In lower-tiered cities, there was a similar demand by consumers, which Oppo and Vivo met by aggressively pushing mid-range smartphones in these cities,” Tay Xiaohan, senior market analyst with IDC’s Asia/Pacific’s Client Devices team, observed.ĭespite the slide, IDC indicated it doesn’t believe the Chinese vendors have truly eaten away Apple’s market share. “Increased dependence on mobile apps has led to consumers to seek phone upgrades, thus helping drive the large growth in 2016Q4. IDC said the cost of devices played a big role in Oppo and Vivo’s success at Apple’s expense. ![]() The company’s full year results dipped even further, with a 23 percent slide to 44.9 million shipments and 9.6 percent market share compared to 58.4 million shipments and 13.6 percent market share in 2015.Īpple’s losses came despite an aggressive increase in its offline retail presence. Vivo followed in a close third with more than 96 percent growth to hit 21.7 million shipments and 16 percent market share in the fourth quarter and 69.2 million shipments and 14.8 percent of the market share for the full year.īy contrast, Apple’s figures slipped, shrinking nearly 13 percent in the quarter to just 14.9 million shipments and 11 percent market share, down from 17.1 million shipments and 15 percent market share in the fourth quarter 2015. The company’s growth of more than 20 percent in both periods took it to 16.9 percent market share for the quarter and 16.4 percent for the full year. Huawei was hot on Oppo’s heels both in the quarter and overall, with 22.9 million shipments from October to December and 76.6 million shipments for the full year. Those figures represented 109 percent growth year over year for the quarter and 122 percent growth over 2015’s figures. handset giant Apple’s market share and shipments in China are slipping as domestic vendors increase their dominance in China’s smartphone market.Ĭhinese brands Oppo, Huawei, and Vivo collectively grabbed just over half (51 percent) of the market share in China in the fourth quarter 2016, and just under half (48 percent) for the full year, new data from International Data Corporation (IDC) indicates.Īccording to IDC metrics, Oppo led smartphone vendors in China in both the fourth quarter and the year overall, with 24.5 million shipments and 18.1 percent of the market share in the quarter and 78.4 million shipments and 16.8 percent of the market share for the full year. ![]()
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