Smartphones

Global market saturation for smartphones is here. The US and Europe and other countries have already bought their cellphones.

UK, Netherlands, Sweden, Germany, US, Belgium, France, Spain and Canada have over 70% of their populations using smartphones.

Australia, South Korea, Kazakhstan, Poland, Russia, Taiwan, Italy, Malaysia, Japan, China and Romania have over 50% of their populations using smartphones.

Ukraine, Argentina, Saudi Arabia, Mexico, Philippines, Chile, Thailand, Brazil and Venezuela have over 40% of their populations using smartphones.

Colombia, Morocco, Turkey, Vietnam, South Africa, Iran, Peru and Uzbekistan have over 30% of their populations using smartphones.

Algeria, Egypt, India, Indonesia, Ghana, Myanmar and Kenya have over 20% of their populations using smartphones.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_smartphone_penetration

The cell phone has replaced the land line phone for many in the US. The global leader in smartphones is Samsung in South Korea. Huawei is number 2 and Apple is number 3.

Smartphone Service is $30 per month ($360 per year) for talk, text and internet.

New Phones

Samsung S9          $600   S. Korea

Huawei P30           $820   China

Apple iPhone XS   $999   US

Used smartphones $179

https://wccftech.com/huawei-second-largest-phone-brand-beats-apple-trendforce/

Smartphone Sales by Year

2019   $77.5B

2018   $79.1B

2017   $69.0B

2016   $55.0B

2015   $52.9B

2014   $48.9B

2013   $43.0B

2012   $33.7B

2011   $27.5B

2010   $18.0B

2009   $11.7B

2008   $11.4B

2007    $8.7B

2006    $5.2B

2005    $3.8B

Totals $555.4B

https://www.statista.com/statistics/191985/sales-of-smartphones-in-the-us-since-2005/

Costs will have to come down to continue the sales of smartphones anywhere near current levels.

Norb Leahy, Dunwoody GA Tea Party Leader