By Nathalie Tadena
Samsung Electronics Co.(005930.SE) increased both its global smartphone shipments and market share in the third quarter, while rival Apple Inc.'s /quotes/zigman/68270/quotes/nls/aapl AAPL -1.04% market share slipped, according to data from IDC.
World-wide smartphone shipments increased 39% in the third quarter from the prior year, IDC reported. Vendors shipped a total of 258.4 million smartphones last quarter, a record for units shipped in a single quarter. In the broader mobile-phone market, vendors shipped 467.9 million units last quarter, up 5.7% from a year earlier.
"Price points have declined significantly, driven largely by low-cost Android solutions," said Ryan Reith, program director with IDC's Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker. "This has helped China to become one of the fastest growing smartphone markets in the world, accounting for more than one third of all shipments last quarter. We expect this trend to continue going forward."
South Korean tech company Samsung maintained its leadership position, shipping more units than the next four vendors combined. IDC said the company's long line of mass-market smartphones helped drive volumes to a record level. Samsung's third-quarter shipments rose 40% from a year earlier to 81.2 million. Its market share rose slightly to 31.4% from 31%.
Meanwhile, Apple's unit shipments jumped 26% to 33.8 million, but its market share fell to 13.1% from 14.4% a year earlier.
IDC said that beyond Samsung and Apple, there is a tight race of vendors trying to break out from the pack. IDC reported Huawei Technologies Co., Lenovo Group Ltd. (0992.HK) and LG Electronics Inc. (066570.SE) had close shipment volumes last quarter. The companies' use of the Android platform have contributed to their success, but these vendors also face the challenge of differentiating themselves, IDC said.
Huawei's shipments rose 77% to 12.5 million units as its market share increased to 4.8% from 3.8%. Lenovo's shipments climbed 78% to 12.3 million and market share improved to 4.7% from 3.7%. LG's shipments rose 71% to 12 million units and its market share also increased to 4.6% from 3.8%.
IDC noted the Android smartphone has created vast opportunities for new vendors to get into the smartphone market and has produced new competitive pressures at the top of the market. Smartphone shipments from vendors outside of the top five grew to 41.3% of the market last quarter from 33.7% a year earlier.
IDC said it expects a record year in world-wide smartphone shipments in 2013, noting the market is poised to reach one billion units for the year.
Data from independent research firm Strategy Analytics released Monday also showed that Samsung's leading market share increased in the latest quarter. According to Strategy Analytics, Samsung's global smartphone shipments surged 55% to 88.4 million units while its market share swelled to 35.2%. Strategy Analytics also reported Apple's shipments were up 26% and its market share shrank to 13.4%.
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Samsung Electronics Co.(005930.SE) increased both its global smartphone shipments and market share in the third quarter, while rival Apple Inc.'s /quotes/zigman/68270/quotes/nls/aapl AAPL -1.04% market share slipped, according to data from IDC.
World-wide smartphone shipments increased 39% in the third quarter from the prior year, IDC reported. Vendors shipped a total of 258.4 million smartphones last quarter, a record for units shipped in a single quarter. In the broader mobile-phone market, vendors shipped 467.9 million units last quarter, up 5.7% from a year earlier.
"Price points have declined significantly, driven largely by low-cost Android solutions," said Ryan Reith, program director with IDC's Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker. "This has helped China to become one of the fastest growing smartphone markets in the world, accounting for more than one third of all shipments last quarter. We expect this trend to continue going forward."
South Korean tech company Samsung maintained its leadership position, shipping more units than the next four vendors combined. IDC said the company's long line of mass-market smartphones helped drive volumes to a record level. Samsung's third-quarter shipments rose 40% from a year earlier to 81.2 million. Its market share rose slightly to 31.4% from 31%.
Meanwhile, Apple's unit shipments jumped 26% to 33.8 million, but its market share fell to 13.1% from 14.4% a year earlier.
IDC said that beyond Samsung and Apple, there is a tight race of vendors trying to break out from the pack. IDC reported Huawei Technologies Co., Lenovo Group Ltd. (0992.HK) and LG Electronics Inc. (066570.SE) had close shipment volumes last quarter. The companies' use of the Android platform have contributed to their success, but these vendors also face the challenge of differentiating themselves, IDC said.
Huawei's shipments rose 77% to 12.5 million units as its market share increased to 4.8% from 3.8%. Lenovo's shipments climbed 78% to 12.3 million and market share improved to 4.7% from 3.7%. LG's shipments rose 71% to 12 million units and its market share also increased to 4.6% from 3.8%.
IDC noted the Android smartphone has created vast opportunities for new vendors to get into the smartphone market and has produced new competitive pressures at the top of the market. Smartphone shipments from vendors outside of the top five grew to 41.3% of the market last quarter from 33.7% a year earlier.
IDC said it expects a record year in world-wide smartphone shipments in 2013, noting the market is poised to reach one billion units for the year.
Data from independent research firm Strategy Analytics released Monday also showed that Samsung's leading market share increased in the latest quarter. According to Strategy Analytics, Samsung's global smartphone shipments surged 55% to 88.4 million units while its market share swelled to 35.2%. Strategy Analytics also reported Apple's shipments were up 26% and its market share shrank to 13.4%.
Write to Nathalie Tadena at [email protected]
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