Taiwan handsets – 1Q 2006

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DigiTimes Research estimates that, not including shipments from Foxconn International Holdings (FIH), Taiwan-based mobile phone manufacturers shipped 31.9 million handsets in the first quarter of 2006. The shipments achieved an on-year jump of 116% and sequential growth of 35%.

Table of contents

Introduction
Chart 1: Handset shipments*, 1Q05-2Q06 (k units)
Shipment breakdown
Transmission technology: GSM, CDMA, and WCDMA
Chart 2: Handset shipments by transmission technology, 1Q05-2Q06
Handset type: Candy bar, clamshell, and slide phone
Chart 3: Handset shipments by type, 1Q05-2Q06
Main displays of candy bar and slide phones
Chart 4: Candy bar, slide phone shipments by main display colors, 1Q05-2Q06
Clamshell main display colors
Chart 5: Clamshell shipments by main display colors, 1Q05-2Q06
Clamshell sub-display colors
Chart 6: Clamshell shipments by number of sub-display colors, 1Q05-2Q06
Built-in cameras
Chart 7: Handset shipments by resolution, 1Q05-2Q06
Industry watch
Increased share for top-three manufacturers
Chart 8: Share breakdown of shipments from Taiwan companies, 1Q05-1Q06
BenQ Mobile moving the industry
Phones getting thinner in 2006
Table 1: Recently introduced clamshell mobile phones
Table 2: Recently introduced candybar mobile phones
Table 3: Recently introduced slide phones
Music phones
Table 4: New 3G music handset offerings
3G set to takeoff
Chart 9: Number of global 3G subscribers
Chart 10: Number of 3G handset models in Europe and US
Outlook for 2006-2008
Table 5: Outsourcing from global top-five handset vendors
Chart 11: Handset shipment trend and global market share, 2004-2008 (million units)

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