Chinese Handset Vendors to Account for Over 50% of Mobile Handset Sales in 2015
Chinese handset vendors are expected to account for over 50% of mobile handsets in 2015, according to ABI Research. Chinese vendors already accounted for 38% of mobile handset shipments in 2013, and the ongoing shift in growth to low-cost handsets, especially smartphones, will increase their market share.
Greater China has long dominated the mobile handset manufacturing supply chain, but now its OEMs are beginning to dominate sales at the expense of the traditional handset OEMs, including even Samsung. Many of the Chinese OEMs have focused almost exclusively on the huge Chinese market, with little activity beyond its borders, but this is set to change.