Seasonality played a key role in bringing down Taiwan makers' handset shipments by 18.3% sequentially in first-quarter 2013. Taiwan's top handset maker HTC saw an even steeper fall in shipments partly due to component shortages plaguing its high-end models. But shipments will rebound in the second quarter, as major client Sony Mobile Communications will introduce new models and HTC see the component shortages ease.
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Chart 2: Handset shipments by transmission technology, 1Q12-2Q13 (k units)
Chart 3: Handset shipment share by transmission technology, 1Q12-2Q13
Chart 4: Handset shipments by form factor, 1Q12-2Q13 (k units)
Chart 5: Handset shipments by camera pixel, 1Q12-2Q13 (k units)
Chart 7: Handset shipments by maker tier, 1Q12-2Q13 (k units)
Chart 10: Smartphone shipments by maker tier, 1Q12-2Q13 (k units)
Chart 11: Smartphone shipment share by maker tier, 1Q12-2Q13
Chart 12: Taiwan's handset shipment trend and global market share, 2008-2013 (k units)
