Gartner: Worldwide sales of mobile phones declined 2.3 percent in Q2, 2012

Newsroom 21/08/2012 | 11:06

Worldwide sales of mobile phones to end users reached 419 million units in the second quarter of 2012, a 2.3 percent decline from the second quarter of 2011, according to Gartner, Inc.

Smartphone sales accounted for 36.7 percent of total mobile phone sales and grew 42.7 percent in the second quarter of 2012.

“Demand slowed further in the second quarter of 2012,” said Anshul Gupta, principal research analyst at Gartner. “High-profile smartphone launches from key manufacturers such as the anticipated Apple iPhone 5, along with Chinese manufacturers pushing 3G and preparing for major device launches in the second half of 2012, will drive the smartphone market upward. However, feature phones will continue to see pressure,” said Gupta.

Worldwide mobile device sales to end users by vendor in Q2, 12 (thousands of units)

Company

2Q12

Units

2Q12 Market Share (%)

2Q11

Units

2Q11 Market Share (%)

Samsung

90,432.1

21.6

69,827.6

16.3

Nokia

83,420.1

19.9

97,869.3

22.8

Apple

28,935.0

6.9

19,628.8

4.6

ZTE

17,936.4

4.3

13,070.2

3.0

LG Electronics

14,345.4

3.4

24,420.8

5.7

Huawei Device

10,894.2

2.6

9,026.1

2.1

TCL Communications

9,355.7

2.2

7,938.9

1.9

HTC

9,301.2

2.2

11,016.1

2.6

Motorola

9,163.2

2.2

10,221.4

2.4

Research In Motion

7,991.2

1.9

12,652.3

3.0

Others

137,233.4

32.8

152,989.70

35.7

Total

419,007.90

100.0

428,661.15

100.0

 

“Samsung and Apple continued to dominate the smartphone market, together taking about half the market share, and widening the gap to other manufacturers. No other smartphone vendors had share close to 10 per cent,” said the Gartner analyst, adding that “in the race to be top smartphone manufacturer in 2012, Samsung has consistently increased its lead over Apple, and its open OS market share increased to one-and-a-half times that of Apple in the second quarter of 2012.”

Otilia Haraga

 

 

BR Magazine | Latest Issue

Download PDF: Business Review Magazine March (II) 2024 Issue

The March (II) 2024 issue of Business Review Magazine is now available in digital format, featuring the main cover story titled “BAT DBS Romania Hub: A Vibrant New Office For An Employee-Centric
Newsroom | 27/03/2024 | 17:32
Advertisement Advertisement
Close ×

We use cookies for keeping our website reliable and secure, personalising content and ads, providing social media features and to analyse how our website is used.

Accept & continue