Saturday, July 31, 2004
Posted by Roberto
12:12 AM
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MOBILE-PHONE MARKET UPDATE
Q2 2004:
Worldwide handset sales rose 2.5 percent over the first quarter and were up 36.7 percent year-to-year to 163.7 million units.
The Top 5 by Market Share:
1. Nokia | 27.7 percent
2. Motorola | 14.7 percent
3. Samsung | 13.9 percent
4. Siemens
5. LG
6. Sony Ericsson | 6.4 percent
The Winners: LG, Samsung and Motorola
LG enjoyed market-leading year-to-year growth of 87 percent and sequential growth of 13.6 percent.
Samsung posted 76 percent year-to-year growth worldwide and 1.3 percent increase in market share to 13.9 percent.
The new product line helped Motorola achieve a 52.4 percent year-on-year increase in shipments.
The Losers:
Nokia and Siemens. Both of these companies have manufactured mobile phones with confusing keyboard layouts (Nokia 3200, 3650, 7210, 7600 or Siemens SX1, MC60).
I like the Nokia 7610, a good phone, 1 Megapixel camera (1152x864 pixels), and a usable keypad :) The phone is capable of playing MP3 files but it lacks of stereo support!
Ready to Move Up:
Sony Ericsson's sales grew 55 percent year-on-year and 18.2 percent sequentially.
I believe that the Sony Ericsson K700i is one of the best ultra-compact digital camera phones on the European market today.
If you enjoy the clamshell form, you might like the Sharp GX30 (1 megapixel camera, mp3 player) or the Motorola V600.
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