Decline in the smartphone market, few innovations and high prices – Hi-Tech

Without the "carrot" of real innovations that push to change the smartphone, not to mention the new models that cost more and more expensive, the market for these devices is in trouble, with a negative sign that is the constant for a year now. To reduce saturation, all manufacturers, starting with Apple, are the ones who expect more before switching to new models. The market decline has been certified by the Idc Studies Center, according to which, in the third quarter of the year, 355.2 million devices were delivered worldwide, a decrease of 6% compared to the same period in 2017. This is the fourth quarter Analysts point out that, following the minus sign, this collapse is due in particular to Samsung, which still holds a fifth of the world market and which has experienced a decline of 13%. "With the market now completely saturated – badysts say – producers seem to rely on 5G and new technological developments to reverse the trend in all segments in the period following the migration to 5G". The Korean company, despite the collapse, maintains the sales record ahead of Huawei, whose market share fell slightly between June and September, with 14.6% remaining, and Apple, which recorded a slight increase of 0 , 5% sales, pending the effect of the new models that we have just launched. Even Cupertino, however, has difficulties during the last period, and one of the reasons is that those who own an iPhone tend to wait a lot more than before before changing it, even more than those who have an Android. According to a study by American operator Hyla Mobile, smartphone owners wait an average of 2.83 years before changing it, whereas they were 2.39, but 2.92 for the owners of smartphones. An iPhone. Among the reasons are the higher and higher prices of high-end models, but also, again, the lack of substantial innovation.