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China first-tier smartphone players - Lenovo, Huawei, CoolPad and ZTE - started releasing new smartphones in the fourth quarter of 2013 because their entry-level model inventories, accumulated over the first three quarters of 2013, were mostly digested by October 2013. The new models' larger screen sizes and better application processors also increased China consumers' demand.
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Table 1: Key factors affecting smartphone shipments to China in 4Q13
Chart 3: China smartphone market shipments, by China-based players, 1Q13-1Q14 (m units)
Chart 4: China smartphone market shipments, by international brands, 1Q13-1Q14 (m units)
Chart 5: China smartphone market shipment share, by all players, 1Q13-1Q14
Chart 6: China market share of global smartphone shipments, 2012-2013 (m units)
Chart 8: China smartphone market shipments by all players, 2012-2013 (m units)
Chart 9: China smartphone shipment share by all players, 2012-2013
China smartphone industry shipment performance, 4Q13 and 1Q14
Key factors affecting China players' smartphone shipments in 4Q13
Table 2: Key factors affecting China players' smartphone shipments in 4Q13
Chart 10: China player smartphone shipments, 1Q13-1Q14 (m units)
Chart 13: Shipments of China smartphone players by market, 4Q13 (m units)
Chart 15: China players' share of worldwide smartphone shipments, 2012-2013 (m units)
Chart 16: China smartphone shipments - Export shipments and share, 2012-2013 (m units)
Chart 17: Shipments and Y/Y growth by player, 2013 (m units)
Price: NT$25,200 (approx. US$900)