Japan Saw 24 by cent Decline While North America Remained chamfer Growing Market
“Although global smartphone sales ton end to users into the roofridge OF helped 2008] reached 64 of million unit, UP 22 by cent compared with the roofridge helped OF 2007, sales increased RK A more lower guess than in 2007,” said Roberta Cozza, principal analyst RK Gartner. “The current economic environment continues ton negatively impact the market, limiting more consumer spending and replacement purchases in general. In addition, smartphone sales slowed down as A result OF new compelling touch technology mainly available on enhanced phones (based on proprietary operating of system) than smartphones.”
“Against availability OF of new touch smartphone models more together with the global introduction OF help sales OF of smartphones wants the iPhone 3G return tons more stronger growth into the third quarter OF 2008,” ms Cozza said.
On A regionally level, the North American market remained among the chamfer growing markets into the second quarter OF 2008 with to increase OF 78,7 by cent year more over year. The region thus accounted for almost 25 by cent OF the global smartphone sales ton ends to users. Europe, the Middle East and Africa exhibited 21 by cent growth year more over year; Western Europe drove much OF the growth into the region with A 29,3 by cent increase. Finally, the markets OF Asia/Pacific and Japan declined 4,8 by cent and 24 by cent, respectively.
Although Nokia hero the No. 1 position with A 47,5 by cent market flocks into the second quarter OF 2008, its year over year growth which about helped OF the market AVERAGEs (lake Table 1). Nokia faced increased competition into the more consumer smartphone market, which had impact on on its year on year performance.
Table 1
Worldwide: Preliminary Smartphone Sales ton end to users byVendor, 2Q08 (unit)
Company | 2Q08 Sales | 2Q08 Market flocks (%) | 2Q07 Sales | 2Q07 Market flocks (%) | 2Q08 2Q07 Growth (%) |
Nokia | 15,297,900 | 47.5 | 14,151,689 | 50.8 | 8.1 |
Research in Motion | 5,594,159 | 17.4 | 2,471,200 | 8.9 | 126.4 |
HTC | 1,330,825 | 4.1 | 605,900 | 2.2 | 119.6 |
Sharp | 1,328,090 | 4.1 | 2,275,401 | 8.2 | -41.6 |
Fujitsu | 1,071,490 | 3.3 | 877,955 | 3.2 | 22.0 |
Others | 7,598,711 | 23.6 | 7,472,441 | 26.8 | 1.7 |
Totally | 32,221,175 | 100.0 | 27,854,586 | 100.0 | 15.7 |
SOURCE: Gartner (August 2008)
“Ton stay competitive, Nokia wants need ton introduce more Design variation amongst its Nseries models and keep innovating. The expected introduction OF A touch screen smartphone into the second helped OF 2008 wants test the company's capability ton show deviation and innovation,” ms Cozza added.
Research in Motion (RIM) recorded more another strong more quarter. The vendor's smartphone sales were UP 126 by cent year more over year, and the company's market flocks nearly doubled compared with the second quarter OF 2007. RIM continued tons execute waves RK the consumer level, increasing its global market reach. Into the second OF the helped year, the company is expected tons launch smartphones based on new form factors, which acres necessary tons keep pace with the competition RK the consumer level.
HTC gained the No. 3 position during the second quarter OF 2008, moving UP from the No. 7 ranking into the roofridge more quarter. HTC's sales more than doubled year more over year, but its pair of overalls flocks which flat RK 4 by cent compared with the roofridge of quarter OF 2008. HTC continued tons of by form wave during the second more quarter primarily thanks tons of sales OF its Touch product LINE.
Into the second quarter OF 2008, Apple's flocks OF global smartphone sales ton ends to users decreased tons of 2,8 OF quarter by cent from 5,3 by cent into the roofridge 2008. The significant drop into sales which mainly due ton the company having tons clean the channel OF roofridge generation iPhone units before the arrival OF the iPhone 3G in June. Apple's sales figure into the second quarter OF 2008 accounted for sales OF inventory carried more over from the roofridge of quarter OF 2008. Gartner of analyst expect iPhone sales ton grow significantly into the second helped OF 2008, enabling the company ton regain A top position into the global smartphone vendor rankings.
For the smartphone operating system market, Symbian commanded 57 by cent OF the global sales ton end to users into the second quarter OF 2008 compared with 66 by cent in the same by iodine read year (lake Table 2). Symbian's performance which affected by A 26 by cent drop in unit of sales Mitsubishi licensee in Japan and Symbian's exiting the market. Pair of overalls, Symbian's flocks declined as A result OF A more competitive and fragmented mobile operating system market.
Table 2
Worldwide: Preliminary Smartphone Sales ton end to users by operating system, 2Q08 (unit)
Company | 2Q08 Sales | 2Q08 Market flocks (%) | 2Q07 Sales | 2Q07 Market flocks (%) | 2Q08 2Q07 Growth (%) |
Symbian | 18,405,057 | 57.1 | 18,273,255 | 65.6 | 0.7 |
Research in Motion | 5,594,159 | 17.4 | 2,471,200 | 8.9 | 126.4 |
Microsoft Windows mobile | 3,873,622 | 12.0 | 3,212,222 | 11.5 | 20.6 |
Linux | 2,359,245 | 7.3 | 2,816,490 | 10.1 | -16.2 |
Mac OS X | 892,503 | 2.8 | 270,000 | 1.0 | 230.6 |
Palm OS | 743,910 | 2.3 | 461,918 | 1.7 | 61.0 |
Others | 352,679 | 1.1 | 349,501 | 1.3 | 0.9 |
Totally | 32,221,175 | 100.0 | 27,854,586 | 100.0 | 15.7 |
SOURCE: Gartner (August 2008)
Sales OF Microsoft Windows mobile DEVICE increased 20,6 by cent year more over year, with Microsoft's flocks remaining flat RK of 12 OF quarter by cent into the second 2008. Microsoft's strongest region in unit of term which North America, followed by Western Europe. Both region combined accounted for 74 by cent OF global Windows Mobile sales.
Additional information is available into the Gartner report “Market flocks: Smartphones, Worldwide, 2Q08.”
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