IDC – Display Daily

Smartphone Displays: Battleground State

by Omid Rahmat

A resurgent Chinese smartphone market is the greatest leverage display manufacturers have to ensure future growth.

IT Distribution Revenues Dip 5.5% in Q1 2024 Amid Market Adjustment and Declining Hardware Sales

by Shawnee Blackwood

The sector is anticipated to gain momentum later in the year, spurred by the upcoming end of support for Windows 10 in October 2025 and expected new releases in Apple’s iPad lineup.

Tags:IDC| monitors| PC Market (Personal Computers - PCs)| tablet

Apple and Samsung Shamed by Xiaomi and Transsion in Smartphone Market

by Emory Kale

Samsung regains the top spot from Apple, which saw a near 10%n drop in sales.

AI Innovation Spurs Modest Revival in Global PC Market

by Joseph Bryans

Lenovo and Apple rebound strongly after previous dramatic lows.

Tags:Apple| IDC| Lenovo| Market Data| PC

Asia/Pacific PC Market Slumps 16.1% in 2023, Lowering Expectations for 2024 IT Display Sales

by Emory Kale

The expected rebound in PC sales in 2024 is looking uncertain, if not unlikely. That is going to impact the display industry which assumed greater opportunities this year.

Tags:Asia| IDC| Market Data| PC demand

India: Long Term Play for Display Makers With Many Uncertainties

by Omid Rahmat

There’s always hope when you have a few billion potential display consumers milling around.

Time for the Tablet Business to Fold

by Omid Rahmat

The tablet market is dead, long live the tablet market? There’s hope for tablets but in any shape for form that is familiar now.

Used Smartphone Sales Show Remarkable Growth

by Shawnee Blackwood

While new smartphone shipments are expected to decline by 3.5% in 2023, the used market is displaying remarkable resilience.

Tags:IDC| market research| showcase| Smartphones

Smart TV Shipments and a Slow Recovery

by Joseph Bryans

2024 may not see a further erosion of demand but it looks like the market will remain flat for a while.

Tags:IDC| Market Data| showcase| Smart TV

PC Market Experiences Never Before Seen Double-Digit Drops for Two Consecutive Years

by Shawnee Blackwood

Factors such as hybrid work, commercial refresh, and growth in premium PCs are expected to contribute to a compound annual growth rate of 3.1% from 2023 through 2027.

Tags:IDC| market research| PC

Wearable Shipments Reach All-Time High in Q3

by Joseph Bryans

With wearables becoming more mainstream, first-time buyers will help volumes stay high.

Tags:IDC| market research| Smartwatches| Wearables

Steady Growth Seen for European AR/VR Spending Through 2027

by Shawnee Blackwood

Across sectors, training is poised to be the most common use case for VR technology, as remote work and hybrid setups drive investment in collaboration tools.

Tags:Augmented Reality| IDC| market research| VR