Mobile phone market

• Samsung is the number one smartphone vendor with 30% market share from IDC and 33% from Strategy Analytics
• Apple is the number two vendor with either 13% or 14% share
• Apple has lost share, 10 points of share from IDC (23% to 13%) and three points from Strategy Analytics (16.6% to 13.6%) over the past year
• The third to fifth place OEMs have changed with LG taking third in share and over 100% growth for at least the past two quarters
• Jockeying for third through fifth places and probably the next five spots will shift over the next year or two
• Nokia and Blackberry are continuing to lose share and will have a tough time becoming meaningful
• Samsung overtakes Apple as the most profitable smartphone maker in Q2 

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Top Five Smartphone Vendors, Shipments, and Market Share, 2013 Q2 (Units in Millions) 

Vendor	2Q13 Unit Shipments	2Q13 Market Share	2Q12 Unit Shipments	2Q12 Market Share	Year-over-year Change
Samsung	72.4	30.4%	50.3	32.2%	43.9%
Apple	31.2	13.1%	26.0	16.6%	20.0%
LG	12.1	5.1%	5.8	3.7%	108.6%
Lenovo	11.3	4.7%	4.9	3.1%	130.6%
ZTE	10.1	4.2%	6.4	4.1%	57.8%
Others	100.8	42.4%	62.8	40.2%	60.5%
Total	237.9	100.0%	156.2	100.0%	52.3%

Source: IDC Worldwide Mobile Phone Tracker, July 25, 2013



Top Smartphone Operating Systems, Shipments, and Market Share, 2013 Q3 (Units in Millions) 

Operating System	2Q13 Unit Shipments	2Q13 Market Share	2Q12 Unit Shipments	2Q12 Market Share	Year-over-Year Change
Android	187.4	79.3%	108	69.1%	73.5%
iOS	31.2	13.2%	26	16.6%	20.0%
Windows Phone	8.7	3.7%	4.9	3.1%	77.6%
BlackBerry OS	6.8	2.9%	7.7	4.9%	-11.7%
Linux	1.8	0.8%	2.8	1.8%	-35.7%
Symbian	0.5	0.2%	6.5	4.2%	-92.3%
Others	N/A	0.0%	0.3	0.2%	-100.0%
Total	236.4	100.0%	156.2	100.0%	51.3%

Source: IDC Worldwide Mobile Phone Tracker, August 7, 2013





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Gobal Handset Operating Profit in Q2 2013:

Global Handset Operating Profits (US$ Billions)	Q2 '13
Samsung	$5.2
Apple	$4.6
Source: Strategy Analytics