The 2025 smartphone market ended on a high note, acting as the calm before the storm with brands including Google Pixel, Nothing, and Honor being among the fastest-growing smartphone brands of the ... Samsung Electronics has reclaimed the top spot in the global smartphone market for the first quarter, overtaking Apple. This is attributed to the impact of the new Galaxy S26 and distributors’ ...

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Overview Chinese companies have a very strong presence in the budget smartphone sector, offering feature-rich phones. Nowadays, 5G budget smartphones and f ... 9to5google: Honor, Nothing, and Google Pixel were some of 2025’s fastest-growing phone brands Honor, Nothing, and Google Pixel were some of 2025’s fastest-growing phone brands The Chosun Ilbo on MSN: Samsung reclaims global smartphone lead in Q1 Fortune India: India smartphone sales drop 9% in early 2026 as price hikes weigh on demand India’s smartphone market began 2026 on a subdued note, with sales declining 9% year-on-year in the first nine weeks, according to Counterpoint Research’s India Weekly Smartphone Sell-out Tracker. The ...