Worldwide Mobile Terminal Sales to End Users in 2Q09 (Thousands of Units)
|
Company |
2Q09 Sales |
2Q09 Market Share (%) |
2Q08 Sales |
2Q08 Market Share (%) |
|
Nokia |
105,413.3 |
36.8 |
120,353.3 |
39.5 |
|
Samsung |
55,430.2 |
19.3 |
46,376.0 |
15.2 |
|
LG |
30,497.0 |
10.7 |
26,698.9 |
8.8 |
|
Motorola |
15,947.8 |
5.6 |
30,371.8 |
10.0 |
|
Sony Ericsson |
13,574.2 |
4.7 |
22,951.7 |
7.5 |
|
Others |
65,260.2 |
23.0 |
57,970.6 |
19.0 |
|
Total |
286,122.7 |
100 |
304,722.3 |
100 |
Note: This table includes iDEN shipments but excludes ODM-to-OEM shipments.
Source: Gartner (August 2009)
“Worldwide mobile phone sales totalled 286.1 million units in the second quarter of 2009, a 6.1 per cent decrease from the second quarter of 2008, according to Gartner, Inc. Smartphone sales surpassed 40 million units, a 27 per cent increase from the same period last year, representing the fastest-growing segment of the mobile-devices market (see Table 2).“Despite the challenging market, some devices sold well as consumers who would usually have purchased standard midrange devices either cut back to less expensive handsets or moved up the range to get more features for their money,” said Carolina Milanesi, research director at Gartner. “Touchscreen and qwerty devices remained a major driver for replacement sales and benefited manufacturers with strong, touch-focused midtier devices. However, the decline in average selling price (ASP) accelerated in the first half of the year and particularly affected manufacturers that focus on midtier and low-end devices, where margins are already slim.” Read more inside..
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