According to a new report by IDC, one billion smartphones were shipped in 2013. Its for the first time that a billion smartphones have been shipped. The research firm adds that Samsung emerged as the clear leader with nearly 31.1 percent of market share.
Global smartphone shipments reached 1.004 billion in 2013 and for the first time smartphones sales overtook feature phones in a year. Smartphone shipments accounted for 41.7 percent of all shipments in 2012 compared to 55.1 percent in 2013.
IDC also states that Samsung's share increased from 30.3 percent in 2012 to 31.3 percent in 2013. Apple sold 153.4 million units putting it in second place with 15.3 percent of the market share. Apple's share declined by 3.4 percent in 2013. Huawei had 4.9 percent of the market share, LG 4.8 percent and Lenovo with 4.5 percent form the top five even though none of them claim more than 5 percent of the market share.
"The sheer volume and strong growth attest to the smartphone's continued popularity in 2013," says Ramon Llamas, an IDC analyst.
"Total smartphone shipments reached 494.4 million units worldwide in 2011, and doubling that volume in just two years demonstrates strong end-user demand and vendor strategies to highlight smartphones." he added.
IDC's quarterly mobile phone tracker report stated that Android OS accounted for nearly eighty percent of all smartphones shipped. iOS was in the second place with 12.9 percent of the market share. Windows Phone OS saw an astonishing growth of 156 percent and had 3.7 percent of market share in 2013. Nokia constituted for 93.2 percent market share of all Windows smartphones. Blackberry market share declined to a paltry 1.7 percent last year.
Source: TNW
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