Telecom Lead India: Samsung, Nokia, Apple, ZTE and LG
Electronics are the top 5 mobile phone vendors in second quarter 2012.
IDC said the global mobile phone market grew 1 percent
year over year in the second quarter of 2012.
Mobile phone vendors shipped 406.0 million units in 2Q12
compared to 401.8 million units in the second quarter of 2011.
Samsung and Apple have more than doubled their combined
market share over the past two years, which has created more distance between
the companies and the competition.
Meanwhile, Strategy Analytics said mobile phone shipments
grew 1 percent to reach 362 million units in the second quarter of 2012.
Ongoing macroeconomic challenges in mature markets like
North America and Western Europe, tighter operator upgrade policies, and
shifting consumer tastes were among the key reasons why global mobile phone
shipments grew just 1 percent annually to reach 362.0 million units in Q2 2012.
Fuelled by surging demand for its popular Galaxy models, Samsung was the star
performer, shipping 93.0 million mobile phones worldwide and capturing a record
26 percent marketshare to solidify its first-place lead,” said Alex Spektor,
associate director at Strategy Analytics.
According to Strategy Analytics, ZTE captured 5 percent
of the global handset market, as shipments slipped minus 16 percent annually,
partly because of weakened demand in major markets of Western Europe and China.
LG’s shipments nearly halved year-over-year to 13.1
million units, as its feature phone volumes continued to slip. However, its
global smartphone shipments encouragingly improved on a sequential basis.
Top Five Total Mobile Phone Vendors, Shipments, and
Market Share, Q2 2012 (Units in Millions)
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2Q12 Unit |
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2Q12 Market |
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2Q11 Unit |
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2Q11 Market |
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Year-over- |
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Vendor |
Shipments |
Share |
Shipments |
Share |
year Change |
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Samsung |
97.8 |
24.1 percent |
75.4 |
18.8 percent |
29.7 percent |
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Nokia |
83.7 |
20.6 percent |
88.5 |
22.0 percent |
-5.4 percent |
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Apple |
26.0 |
6.4 percent |
20.4 |
5.1 percent |
27.5 percent |
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ZTE |
17.7 |
4.4 percent |
16.3 |
4.1 percent |
8.6 percent |
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LG Electronics |
13.1 |
3.2 percent |
24.8 |
6.2 percent |
-47.2 percent |
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Others |
167.7 |
41.3 percent |
176.4 |
43.9 percent |
-4.9 percent |
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Total |
406.0 |
100.0 percent |
401.8 |
100.0 percent |
1.0 percent |
Source: IDC Worldwide Mobile Phone Tracker, July 26, 2012
