In the fourth quarter of 2011, Taiwan's handset shipments were impacted by the launch of Apple's iPhone 4S and saw an unexpected on-quarter decline of 18.2% and on-year decline of 20.5%.
Taiwan's digital still camera (DSC) shipments reached 12.22 million units in the fourth quarter of 2011, down 21.8% on quarter and hitting the lowest quarterly level since the second quarter of 2009.
Taiwan's digital camera shipments reached 16.78 million units in the third quarter of 2011, growing 11.7% on quarter partly because for seasonal factors.
Taiwan's handset shipments saw a double-digit sequential growth in the second quarter of 2011 driven by strong demand for HTC (High Tech Computer) smartphones.