Global smartphone shipments in 2013 will reach 950 million units
According to the forecast Digitimes Research, global smartphone shipments this year will exceed 950 million units. In the first half they had already reached the level of 420 million, and analysts say the number of 950 million smartphones rather conservative forecast. According to the report, the cost of RAM-and NAND-chip for smartphones and tablets was high, and low inventories of manufacturers that raised the cost of several vehicles and deter the sales figures for a number of countries. In the second half of the year is expected to fall in the mobile operative and non-volatile memory, which should spur sales by the end of the year.
At the same time, analysts note that prices may rise by HD-, and FullHD-screen that does not allow manufacturers to actively drop prices premium model vehicles. In addition, Digitimes Research said that smartphone shipments in Russia, Vostrochnaya Europe, Southeast Asia, India and Latin America will not grow due to the negative situation in the local markets and the fall in real income levels of the population. partly picture globally brighten delivery phones in China, where demand for 3G-phones operating in the standard TD-SCDMA.
But there specific market is that manufacturers are working with a minimum level of profitability, and consumers for the most part prefer to budget decisions. Speaking about the U.S. market, Digitimes notes that the cellular companies here by the end of the year partially abandon the practice of subsidized two-year contract with free or very cheap smartphone bargain. Will be introduced on 1-year contracts, which will result in an increase in the price of expensive smartphones. dozens of the leading manufacturers of smartphones in 2013, four are Chinese companies, but the Taiwanese HTC by the end of the year will leave the Top-10 world producers, predicts Digitimes.
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