The smartphone upgrade cycle - visualized
We tracked usage of the most popular devices from Apple and Samsung across the four quarters of 2018 to see if people still upgrade to the newer, more expensive models as often as manufacturers expect.
The most popular smartphones in 2019
The most popular smartphones around the world in 2019. We'll regularly update these statistics, giving you a snapshot of the most used devices wherever your users are.
The most popular iPhones - 2019
The most used iPhones in 36 countries across the globe, based on Q4 2018 data. Has the iPhone 8 made any impression at the top of the table yet? And what about the X?
The most popular Android smartphones - 2019
The most used Android smartphones across the globe, based on Q4 2018 data. Has Samsung's dominance been challenged by Huawei, Motorola, or any other manufacturer?
The most used smartphone GPU - 2019
Here are the most common GPUs in use today. Understanding a smartphone's hardware capabilities is a vital step in decisions around content richness, enabling you to give users the best possible experience.
Most common smartphone RAM by country
Knowing the RAM of a visiting device can be a crucial element in deciding how best to serve content to the user. Here's a list of the most used RAM specs across the globe to help you make the right choices (updated January 2019).
Most used smartphone screen resolutions in 2019
Here are the most common smartphone screen resolutions by country in 2019, to help you better understand which are most popular around the world.
Android v iOS market share 2019
We looked at 2018 data to see how the Android v iOS battlefield has developed over the last few years. Android is now the most popular mobile OS in Sweden, although it lost a massive 17.45% market share in Malaysia. Read on for more stats from across the globe.
19 Mobile Web Predictions for 2019
As 2018 draws to a close, let's take a look at what the next twelve months may bring to the world of smartphones, mobile advertising, the internet at large and everything in between.
List of mobile browser User-Agent strings
In order to get an understanding of which mobile browsers use your site, you need to know their User-Agent strings. Here’s a handy list of UAs that you may want to use.
Mobile OS versions by country
For app creators especially, knowing your customers OS version allows you to provide an optimal user-experience. We've listed the most commonly seen mobile operating system version across 36 countries during Q3 2018
iPhone fragmentation - why detecting the model is essential
With the release of the latest iPhones, we see a shift from relatively standardised device specifications, making content optimisation and accurate device detection even more crucial. Here's why it's important to know which iPhone is requesting your content.
How DeviceAtlas detects iPhone models
Detecting iPhone models has always been a bit of a headache for companies working in the online space, mainly due to the fact that device model tokens are missing in the UAs. You won't find iPhone models in your Google Analytics dashboard. Here's how DeviceAtlas tackles this issue.
Mobile OS popularity by US State
We dive into State-level data to see which mobile operating system is dominant across the United States, and if there are any correlations between Republican v Democrat and iOS v Android use.
The most popular mobile browsers
A well thought-out mobile strategy needs to take into account many characteristics of mobile users’ behaviour. With some analysis of mobile traffic from websites powered by DeviceAtlas, we can shed some light on the most popular mobile browsers in the largest markets.
Dual SIM smartphone usage - 2018
With rumours around future iOS versions supporting dual SIM cards, we looked at current levels of dual SIM usage throughout the world. Where are they popular, and where do people not seem too interested in a dual SIM smartphone?
List of User Agent strings
Updated for 2018 - a list of User Agent strings for the most popular devices in use today. Including Android, iPhone, Windows, tablets, desktops, bots & crawlers, games consoles and more.
Cryptomining digs deep into our batteries
Many websites have recently started using their visitors’ browsers to mine cryptocurrency. How does this affect the battery of the device being "co-opted" into the operation? We did some tests to find out.
How to detect the iPhone XR, XS and XS Max with DeviceAtlas
The latest iPhone models - the XR, XS and XS Max - are almost certain to be a success, with pre-orders already fulfilled. But how can you detect when these devices request your content, ensuring you give the user the best possible experience?