Taiwan handsets – 4Q 2012

Luke Lin, Senior Analyst

Taiwan shipped 14.64 million handsets in the fourth quarter of 2012, up 2.5% from the previous quarter and 26% on year.

Table of contents

Introduction
Chart 1: Handset shipments, 4Q11-1Q13 (k units)
Shipment breakdown
Transmission technologies
Chart 2: Handset shipments by transmission technology, 4Q11-1Q13 (k units)
Chart 3: Handset shipment share by transmission technology, 4Q11-1Q13
Form factors
Chart 4: Handset shipments by form factor, 4Q11-1Q13 (k units)
Chart 5: Handset shipment share by form factor, 4Q11-1Q13
Candy bar and slide phone main displays
Chart 6: Candy bar, slide phone shipments by main display colors, 4Q11-1Q13 (k units)
Chart 7: Candy bar, slide phone shipment share by main display colors, 4Q11-1Q13
Clamshell main display colors
Chart 8: Clamshell shipments by main display colors, 4Q11-1Q13 (k units)
Chart 9: Clamshell shipment share by main display colors, 4Q11-1Q13
Clamshell sub-display colors
Chart 10: Clamshell shipments by sub-display colors, 4Q11-1Q13 (k units)
Chart 11: Clamshell shipment share by sub-display colors, 4Q11-1Q13
Built-in cameras
Chart 12: Handset shipments by camera pixels, 4Q11-1Q13 (k units)
Chart 13: Handset shipment share by camera pixels, 4Q11-1Q13
Makers
Chart 14: Handset shipments by maker tier, 4Q11-1Q13 (k units)
Chart 15: Shipment share by maker tier, 4Q11-1Q13
Table: Top-5 handset makers, 4Q11-1Q13 (k units)
Smartphones
Chart 16: Smartphone shipments, 4Q11-1Q13 (k units)
Chart 17: Smartphone shipment share by maker tier, 4Q11-1Q13 (k units)
Chart 18: Smartphone shipment share by maker tier, 4Q11-1Q13
Annual shipments
Chart 19: Taiwan's handset shipments and global market share, 2007-2012 (k units)