{"id":17584,"date":"2014-04-30T22:06:50","date_gmt":"2014-04-30T14:06:50","guid":{"rendered":"\/?p=17584"},"modified":"2014-04-30T22:06:50","modified_gmt":"2014-04-30T14:06:50","slug":"global-smartphone-market-grows-28-6-in-q1-of-2014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsbytes.ph\/2014\/04\/30\/global-smartphone-market-grows-28-6-in-q1-of-2014\/","title":{"rendered":"Global smartphone market grows 28.6% in Q1 of 2014"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\tThe worldwide smartphone market began the year with an expected retrenchment from holiday quarter shipment volumes, but still posted a year-over-year increase in the first quarter of 2014 (1Q14). <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/newsbytes.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/smartphone-q1-2014.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/newsbytes.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/smartphone-q1-2014.jpg\" alt=\"smartphone q1 2014\" width=\"426\" height=\"323\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-17585\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>According to research firm IDC, vendors shipped a total of 281.5 million smartphones worldwide, up 28.6 percent from the 218.8 million units in 1Q13 but down -2.8 percent from the 289.6 million units shipped in 4Q13. <\/p>\n<p>The results beat IDC&#8217;s forecast of 267.2 million units for the first quarter of 2014 by 5.3 percent.<\/p>\n<p>In the worldwide mobile phone market (inclusive of smartphones), vendors shipped 448.6 million units, up 3.9 percent from the 431.8 million units shipped 1Q13 but down -9.0 percent from the 492.8 million units shipped in 4Q13. This is 0.6 percent lower than the 451.3 million units IDC had forecast for the quarter. <\/p>\n<p>Smartphones accounted for 62.7 percent of all mobile phone shipments in 1Q14, up from the 50.7 percent of all mobile phone shipments in 1Q13.  <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The first quarter of the year typically brings sequential retrenchment from the holiday spending of the previous quarter,&#8221; said Ramon Llamas, research manager with IDC&#8217;s mobile phone team. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The small difference between the two quarters points to sustained strong demand, driven by emerging markets, low-cost devices, and the proliferation of 4G networks. If this is how we start the year, then we can look forward to another record-breaking quarter at the end of the year.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The face of the smartphone market is changing rapidly to reflect the rise of its largest market, China, where a record 40 percent of the smartphones shipped worldwide in 1Q14 were bound to Chinese consumers,&#8221; said Melissa Chau, senior research manager with IDC&#8217;s worldwide quarterly mobile phone tracker. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;In a quarter where global shipments declined sequentially, China bucked the trend. The market benefited from its seasonal Lunar New Year uptick, greater emphasis on 4G devices following the December TD-LTE network launch, and the official launch of Apple at China Mobile resulted in volumes a third higher than 4Q13 levels.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>IDC expects total smartphone shipment volumes to reach 1.2 billion units in 2014, up 19.3 percent year over year from the 1.0 billion units shipped in 2013. This marks a slowdown from the 39.2-percent growth seen in 2013. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The lower growth rate for 2014 should not be interpreted as a sign that the market has come as far as it can,&#8221; added Llamas. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;In fact, there will be plenty to observe. Apple&#8217;s entry into China is only the start of where it has yet to go. The introduction of Nokia&#8217;s Android-powered X-series as well as Microsoft&#8217;s recently completed acquisition of Nokia marks a new era for both companies. Numerous companies outside of Samsung and Apple, fueled by acquisitions and new strategies, will make a run at position and market share. In all, there are multiple dynamic trends in the making, which will make for an interesting year.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Smartphone vendor highlights:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Samsung<\/strong> began 2014 exactly where it started and finished 2013: as the undisputed worldwide leader in the smartphone market. By the end of the quarter, Samsung had shipped more smartphones than the next four vendors combined. <\/p>\n<p>While the company relied on its high-end smartphones within mature markets and its deep selection of entry and mid-range models in emerging markets, Samsung unveiled and launched its flagship Galaxy S5 within select markets.  <\/p>\n<p><strong>Apple<\/strong> reached a new first quarter record, breaching the 40 million unit mark. The company saw double-digit growth in Japan as well as across multiple developing markets, including Brazil, China, India, and Indonesia. Still, this made for the lowest year-over-year improvement among the leading vendors. <\/p>\n<p>What remains to be seen is when ? not if ? Apple&#8217;s rumored large-screen models will arrive on the market, filling a gap in the company&#8217;s portfolio that has been exploited by the competition.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Huawei<\/strong> kept its third place position worldwide, beating out Lenovo by fewer than a million units. Huawei&#8217;s aim for 2014 is to ship 80 million smartphones worldwide, and contributing to that is the company&#8217;s increasing emphasis on large-screen smartphones. <\/p>\n<p>Huawei revealed its latest addition, the Ascend Mate 2 4G, which features a 6.1-inch screen, one of the largest screen sizes in the industry.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lenovo<\/strong> posted the largest year-over-year increase among the leading vendors, with continued success in Asia-Pacific and a nominal presence elsewhere. <\/p>\n<p>This will quickly change once the acquisition of Motorola is completed, thereby giving the company a footprint in markets ? including North America and Western Europe ? where it has been notably absent.<\/p>\n<p><strong>LG<\/strong> continued as the number five vendor worldwide and its 12.3 million units were enough to stave off multiple Chinese vendors, including Coolpad, Xiaomi, and ZTE. <\/p>\n<p>Driving the company&#8217;s success was its emphasis on LTE-powered smartphones, including the G2, Nexus 5, and the G Flex. 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