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Global Smartphone Shipments
shipments and market share, to just over 76m in estimates Apple to account for 30% of the Phablets
Q4 2014, representing a 3% decline.
(5.5”-6.9” screen) market in 2015.
Exceeded 1.2 Billion in 2014; Apple Apple breaks iPhone Sales Record
Lumia Sales Up, Lenovo Takes hird
Meanwhile, Apple posted a record quarter of Lenovo-Motorola combined is estimated to
74.5m iPhone sales, representing q-o-q growth of have shipped over 90m smartphones in 2014,
Closes in on Samsung in Q4 2014
90% and y-o-y growth of 46% compared to Q4 managing to improve its market share to just over
2013. With the demand for iPhones driven by the 7%.
6 and 6 Plus models, the company for the irst time Microsot, meanwhile reported a 10.5 million
ever, sold more iPhones in China than in the US. Lumia shipments in Q4 2014, driven by low-cost
Despite closing in on Samsung in Q4, Apple had a models.
Smartphones shipped worldwide exceeded 1 shipments exceeded 375m in Q4 2014, with
market share of 15% for the full year in 2014.
Huawei improved its market share y-o-y, billion for the irst time in 2014
an annual total of over 1.2 billion smartphones
Juniper Research notes notes that the reception shipping over 70 million smartphones in 2014, Apple sells record 74.5m iPhones, posting biggest shipped for 2014, representing a 29% y-o-y
of the iPhone 6 Plus has indicated a large potential with the Honor line of devices accounting for quarterly proit in corporate history
growth.
for Apple phablets and is expected to further accelerate the ‘Bigger Screen’ trend. However, nearly 28% of the total.
Juniper Research provides research and Samsung accounts for 25% smartphones shipped in 2014, a decline from over 30% posted Samsung shipped an estimated 315m smartphones in 2014 accounting for 25% of all
potential releases from budget vendors could analytical services to the global hi-tech in 2013
smartphone shipments, however the company
outpace their expansion and reduce Apple’s overall communications sector, providing consultancy, Leading mobile analyst irm Juniper Research reported its irst annual earnings decline in 3 years.
market share in the category over time. Juniper
analyst reports and industry commentary. ■
estimates that the number of smartphone
he company witnessed another quarterly fall in

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