The global premium smartphone average selling price rose 8% YoY to $780 in Q2 2022, driven by sales of $1,000+ devices; Apple captured 57% of the premium market (Varun Mishra/Counterpoint Research)

Varun Mishra / Counterpoint Research:
Apple reached 25% smartphone market share in China in October, retaining its top OEM spot for a second month; one in four devices sold in China was an iPhone  —  – One in every four devices sold in China during October 2022 was an iPhone.  — While the sales for other key OEMs declined in October, Apple grew 21% MoM.

Woojin Son / Counterpoint Research:
Global smartwatch shipments increased 30% YoY in Q3 2022, led by India, up 171%; Apple grew 48% YoY, Samsung dropped 2.7% YoY, and Noise grew 218% YoY  —  – Driven by the basic smartwatch segment, the global smartwatch market grew 30% YoY.  — India grew 171% YoY, taking the top spot …

Harmeet Singh Walia / Counterpoint Research:
Global smartphone shipments fell 12% YoY to 301M units in Q3 2022, the lowest Q3 level since 2014; Apple was the only top-five brand to grow YoY, up 2%  —  – The global smartphone market declined by 12% YoY even as it grew by 2% QoQ to reach 301 million units in Q3 2022.

Canalys:
Global smartphone market fell 9% YoY in Q3, the third decline in 2022 and the worst Q3 since 2014; Apple grew its market share from 15% in Q3 2021 to 18%  —  In Q3 2022, the global smartphone market recorded its third consecutive decline this year, dropping 9% year-on-year, marking the worst Q3 since 2014.

Amitoj Singh / CoinDesk:
The Reserve Bank of India plans to begin testing its CBDC on November 1, with nine banks participating, and a retail version by the end of November  —  A pilot for a retail version will start within a month.  —  India’s central bank will introduce a pilot wholesale central bank digital currency …

Patrick McGee / Financial Times:
Counterpoint Research: Apple’s iPhone active user base overtook Android to pass 50% of the US smartphone market in Q2 2022, rising from 35% in 2019  —  Milestone was passed in quarter ending in June, says Counterpoint Research  —  Apple has overtaken Android devices to account for more than half …