Global smartphone shipments are forecast to top 464 million units in 2011, with Apple being the top ranking vendor in terms of shipment volume, followed by Samsung Electronics and Nokia. However, Samsung Electronics will overtake Apple in 2012 to be the world's largest vendor by volume, while HTC will be third-ranked unseating Nokia. Rounding out the Top 10 will be: RIM in fifth place, followed by Huawei, Sony, ZTE, LG Electronics and Motorola Mobility. This Digitimes Special Report analyzes the key trends in the market and provides a detailed forecast of each of the Top 10 vendors in the smartphone market.
Chart 1: Global smartphone shipments, 2010, 1Q11-4Q11 (m units)
Chart 2: Smartphone share of global handset shipments, 2009-2011 (m units)
Chart 5: Nokia smartphone shipments, 2010, 1Q11-4Q11 (m units)
Chart 6: Samsung smartphone shipments, 2010, 1Q11-4Q11 (m units)
Chart 7: RIM smartphone shipments, 2010, 1Q11-4Q11 (m units)
Chart 8: HTC smartphone shipments, 2010, 1Q11-4Q11 (m units)
Chart 9: LG Electronics smartphone shipments, 2010, 1Q11-4Q11 (m units)
Chart 10: Sony smartphone shipments, 2010, 1Q11-4Q11 (m units)
Chart 11: Motorola smartphone shipments, 2010, 1Q11-4Q11 (m units)
Chart 12: Huawei smartphone shipments, 2010, 1Q11-4Q11 (m units)
Chart 13: ZTE smartphone shipments, 2010, 1Q11-4Q11 (m units))
Chart 16: Google's Motorola Mobility acquisition is aimed to better protect Android from lawsuits
Table 1: Motorola acquisition cost lowered by number of patents and patent applications acquired
Chart 17: Whether to keep or dispose of Motorola home business will impact Android development
Chart 21: iPhone 4S has a similar appearance to iPhone 4, but has new features
Chart 22: iPhone 4S lacks support of latest mobile communications technology
Chart 23: Pace of iPhone 4S roll-out fastest in iPhone's history
Table 3: Apple continued absence in mid- to low-priced smartphone market
Chart 26: ICS makes fully use of touch gesture, focusing on consistent experience
Chart 28: ICS significantly enhances camera and video recording features
Chart 31: Galaxy Nexus Android phone model featuring a 720p Supler AMOLED display
Chart 33: Android share to increase for both smartphone and tablets in 2012
Chart 36: Still a fight for Lumia 710 in mid-range smartphone market
Chart 37: Lumia series contributes little to Nokia's shipments in 4Q11 (m units)
Chart 39: Symbian to continue losing share in 2012, Windows Phone to benefit less from its shrinkage
Chart 41: Smartphone share of mobilie handset market (m units)
Chart 43: Apple iPhone smartphone shipments, 2010-2012 (m units)
Chart 48: Sony Ericsson smartphone shipments, 2010-2012 (m units)
Chart 51: Motorola smartphone shipments, 2010-2012 (m units)
Chart 52: Ranking of global top-10 smartphone companies to reshuffle in 2012 (m units)
Chart 54: Samsung smartphone shipment breakdown by OS, 2011-2012
Chart 55: HTC smartphone shipment breakdown by OS, 2011-2012
Chart 56: Nokia smartphone shipment breakdown by OS, 2011-2012
Chart 57: ZTE smartphone shipment breakdown by OS, 2011-2012
