MTN South Africa’s Icon phone: an affordable entry point for 5G?

Apple continued its retail expansion in Asia by revealing it will open its first Apple Store in Malaysia in June.

Global smartphone shipments increased 7.8% year-on-year to 289.4 million units in Q1 2024, marking a third consecutive quarter of growth and indicating that recovery of handset sales is well underway. 

Smartphone shipments in Africa grew 6% to 68.7 million units in full-year 2023 due to rising consumer confidence in H2.