More than half a billion smartphones were sold across the world last year, expanding the international mobile market by 1.9 per cent in the fourth quarter of 2012. Figures from IDC show that vendors shipped 219.4 million units in Q4, representing a record high of 45.5 per cent of all mobile phone shipments. However, the 36.4 per cent year-on-year growth fell slightly short of IDC’s forecast of 39.5 per cent for the quarter.
According to Juniper Research – Smartphone Shipments Exceed 200 Million in Q4 2012, as Samsung Accounted for One in Three Shipments for the Year
- Samsung continues phenomenal growth, shipping 63 million smartphones in Q4 – Tweet This Stat
- Apple sells a record 47.8 million iPhones, but faces big challenges – Tweet This Stat
- 671 million smartphones shipped worldwide in 2012 – Tweet This Stat
- Nokia shipped 6.6 million smart devices in the fourth quarter – Tweet This Stat
- RIM to account for almost 6.7 million smartphone shipments for Q4 and over 31 million for the year – Tweet This Stat
- Huawei and ZTE Leads Second-Tier Smartphone Battle – Tweet This Stat
- Huawei posted sales revenues of over $35 billion – Tweet This Stat
- Overall, 545.2 million smartphones were shipped globally in 2012 – 10.1 per cent more than in 2011 – Tweet This Stat
The top four mobile phone vendors by market share are now:
- Samsung: 396.5 million units
- Nokia: 335.6 million units
- Apple: 135.8 million units
- ZTE: 71.7 million units
