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Handset shipments from Taiwan-based manufacturers dropped 30.2% to 24.56 million units in the first quarter of 2007 as the impact of the bankruptcy of BenQ Mobile continued to be felt. Motorola, a chief client for Taiwan-based ODM/OEM handset makers, had an unsatisfactory first quarter and started adjusting its product mix, resulting in decreased orders for the manufacturers.
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Chart 2: Taiwan's handset shipments by transmission technology, 1Q06-2Q07
Chart 4: Taiwan's candy bar, slide phone shipments by main display colors, 1Q06-2Q07
Chart 5: Taiwan's clamshell shipments by main display colors, 1Q06-2Q07
Chart 6: Taiwan's clamshell shipments by sub-display colors, 1Q05-2Q07
Chart 7: Taiwan's handset shipments by camera pixels, 1Q06-2Q07
Chart 10: Operating margins of top-5 handset vendors, 1Q04-4Q06
Table 3: Top-five vendors’ estimated outsourcing with Taiwan ODMs in 2007
Chart 11: Windows Mobile-based smartphone and PDA shipments, 4Q06-4Q07 (k units)
Chart 12: Taiwan’s handset shipment trend and global market share, 2004-2009 (million units)
Price: NT$25,200 (approx. US$900)