GigaomIDC: 1.3B smartphones will ship in 2014 but growth will slow
Per usual Android handsets will dominate the smartphone market, according to IDC, accounting for more than one billion, or 82 percent, of those shipments. Read more »
{"source":"http:\/\/search.gigaom.com\/technology\/smartphones\/wijax\/383af13036138b805db0da550b1f5914?tag=forecasts","varname":"wijax_66014052c4efbc7b3d2b561309635661","title_element":"h2","title_class":"widget-title","title_before":"%3Ch2%20class%3D%22widget-title%22%3E","title_after":"%3C%2Fh2%3E"}
Alerts notify you of new stories or reports as soon as they are published. They are delivered via email and can be customized by topic and frequency.
Keep an eye on the future, by getting new results in your inbox.
Use the filters below to edit your Alert.
Per usual Android handsets will dominate the smartphone market, according to IDC, accounting for more than one billion, or 82 percent, of those shipments. Read more »
Although tablet prices are dropping and devices are getting smaller, competition from emerging connected devices such as wearables, phablets, and convertible laptops is slowing market growth. Read more »
The market for smartphones in the EMEA region is expected to grow at a 17 percent CAGR from 2011 to 2015. This is partially due to an increasing number of 3G… Read more »
With a growing middle class and the increased availability of 3G and 4G networks in Latin America, the demand for smartphones is increasing rapidly. From 2011 to 2015, the share of… Read more »
With its global dominance, Android will see its share of shipments increase in 2013. It will lose a little share after that, but to Microsoft and Samsung — not to Apple. Read more »
Consistently we see a rise the rest of Asia in the Android platform until it reaches 367 million in 2017. Read more »
111.7 million android phones will ship to Western Europe by 2017. Read more »
Consistently throughout the rest of world we see a large increase, year by year, in the forecast for the Android platform. Read more »
The majority of new smartphone users live in developing countries where cost is an important factor and will drive demand for lighter-weight operating systems with lower bill-of-material costs. Read more »
Android seen as growing while iOS projected to decline slightly. Read more »