Tuesday, August 16, 2011

Who Rules The Mobile Handset Market

Mobile handsets market is hotting up with series of acquisitions, new technology rolled out every now and then and new market entrants. Big companies such as Nokia, Samsung who had a great amount of market share got the hammer when Apple launched iPhone. And now Apple holds the maximum market share in smartphones.

According to latest mobile market research stats by IDC this is how the market for smartphones stands –

If we look at the number of units sold by each of these companies smartphone market has gained a lot –

Company

Units Sold In Mn.

Apple

20.3

Samsung

19.2

Nokia

16.7

Motorola

4.4

Others

49.4

According to marketing research reports Nokia still heads the mobile handset market with a big market share followed by Samsung and LG.



Now with growing market of smartphones and Google recently announced the acquisition of Motorola Mobility Holdings to make its firm position in the market.

For updates on Mobile market research and telecom market research reports visit www.vc-india.com.

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