1. Smartphone Market Development 
1.1 Mid-to-lower-end Smartphones as Major Growth Driver 
1.2 Proliferation of Mid-to-lower-end Smartphones Packed with High-end Features 
2. Development of Smartphone Touch Panels 
2.1 OGS Becoming the Mainstream 
2.2 GF1 Share Increasing Thanks to Growing Popularity of Low-cost Smartphones 
2.3 Introduction of LCD On-cell Touch Panels on Mid-to-lower-end Smartphones Begins 
3. Tablet Market Development 
3.1 Market Growth Sees Stagnation 
3.2 Affordable Tablets Gaining Market Appeal 
4. Tablet Touch Panel Development 
4.1 Film-type Touch Panel Leadership Still Hard to be Challenged 
4.2 Samsung's Product Strategy as the Determinant for On-cell Touch Panel Market Share 
MIC Perspective 
LCD On-cell Touch Panels to Heat Up the Market Competition in Mid-to-lower-end Smartphones 
Metal Mesh Thin-film Solutions Emerge as Key Focal Area for Tablets 
Appendix
Glossary of Terms 
List of Companies

Figure 1  Worldwide Smartphone Shipment Volume by Price Point, 2012 - 2014 
Figure 2  Chinese Branded Smartphone Touch Panel Technology and Price Distribution 
Figure 3  Worldwide Smartphone Touch Panel Market Share by Technology Type, 2012 - 2014 
Figure 4  Worldwide Tablet Shipment Volume, 2012 - 2014 
Figure 5  Worldwide Tablet Touch Panel Market Share by Technology Type, 2012 - 2014 
 

Table 1  Mid-to-lower-range Smartphones Debuted at 2014 MWC and CES and Specs Roundup