Nearly three out of four satellite-enabled smartphones shipped in 2025 were iPhones, according to a new Counterpoint Research report. Here’s where the market is expected to go next. Shipments expected to hit 46% by 2030 According to a new Counterpoint Research report released today, Apple shipped 71.6% of all satellite-enabled smartphones last year, followed by Samsung at 15.9%, Huawei at 6.1%, Google at 2.2%, and Honor at 1.9%. Counterpoint says the market is currently split, with companies like Apple, Huawei, and Google using proprietary satellite systems, while much of the Android ecosystem, including Samsung, Xiaomi, OPPO, HONOR, and vivo, is aligning with emerging 3GPP Non-Terrestrial Networks (NTN) standards. It adds that the former enables tightly integrated, device-specific services today, while the latter aims to turn satellites into extensions of cellular networks for broader interoperability and scale in the future.…