Taiwan handsets – 4Q 2016

Luke Lin

Taiwan's presence in the global handset market continues to shrink. Its share of global shipments is expected to drop below 2% in the first quarter of 2017.

Table of contents

Introduction
Chart 1: Taiwan's handset shipments, 4Q15-1Q17 (k units)
Shipments breakdown
Transmission technology: GSM, CDMA, and WCDMA
Chart 2: Shipments by transmission technology, 4Q15-1Q17 (k units)
Chart 3: Shipment share by transmission technology, 4Q15-1Q17
Built-in cameras
Chart 4: Shipments by camera pixels, 4Q15-1Q17 (k units)
Chart 5: Shipment share by camera pixels, 4Q15-1Q17
Makers and vendors
Chart 6: Shipments by maker/vendor tier, 4Q15-1Q17 (k units)
Chart 7: Shipment share by maker/vendor tier, 4Q15-1Q17
Chart 8: Shipments by maker/vendor, 4Q1-1Q17 (k units)
Table: Maker-client relationships, 1Q17
Smartphone
Chart 9: Smartphone shipments, 4Q15-1Q17 (k units)
Chart 10: Smartphone shipments by maker/vendor, 4Q15-1Q17 (k units)
Annual shipments
Chart 11: Taiwan's handset shipments and global market share, 2012-2016 (k units)
Chart 12: Shipments by player, 2014-2016 (k units)