Smartphone Market Up 12% in Q2, IDC Says
Vendors shipped 337 million smartphones worldwide in Q2, up 12 percent from the year-ago quarter, a preliminary report from IDC said. Robust growth in emerging markets drove Q2 shipments past Q1, which IDC called an “above average first quarter." Mobile…
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phone shipments, including smartphones, totaled 465 million, a 0.4 percent slip from the 466 million units shipped in the year-ago quarter, IDC said Thursday. Apple and Samsung continue to lead the smartphone market, but the segment is becoming increasingly competitive on new entrants, analyst Melissa Chau said. Samsung held the lead in the worldwide smartphone market with 22 percent share, but was the only company among the top five with a shipment decline year over year, IDC said. Second-place Apple, with 14.1 percent market share, saw iPhone shipments jump 34.9 percent to 47.5 million, IDC said. The iPhone again dominated in China in Q2, IDC said, with rapid expansion of 4G networks in China driving momentum for Apple in the Asia/Pacific region. Tuesday, Apple CEO Tim Cook said the company is growing quickly in China, citing IDC estimates of a 1.9 billion smartphone unit market in 2019 (see 1507220052).