Communications
The Taiwanese Mobile Phone Industry, 1Q 2015
April 27, 2015 / Eddie Han
30 Page, Statistics Report
US$2,000 (Single User License)

Abstract

This report presents forecast and recent quarter review of mobile phone shipment volume, shipment value, and APS, and analyzes manufacturer volume rankings, shipment by maker, shipment by branded vendor, and price trend. Also provided are shipment breakdowns by system technology, operating systems and display and examines production locations shipment and destinations. The content of this report is based on primary data obtained through interviews with Taiwanese mobile phone makers and branded vendors. The report finds that Taiwanese smartphone shipment volume topped around 114.4 million units in the fourth quarter of 2014, up 50.9% sequentially and 41.7% year-on-year. Three major noteworthy trends in the mobile phone industry through 2015 are the highlighted horizontal deployment of Apple who, aside from iPhones, has stretched out to Apple Watch and Apple Pay; smartphone brands' growing awareness of the importance of having own key component supplies and lastly, lucrative business opportunities in India. It is forecast that Taiwan's mobile phone shipment volume will total around 366.9 million units in 2015, up 17.3% compared with 2014. 
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