While smartphones shipments grew last year, the top three vendors remained the same as they were in 2013. Samsung dominated the list, albeit with much less of a lead than in 2013, while Apple came in second. Lenovo, alongside Motorola, which it acquired from Google, was a distant but growing third.
In the year 2014 the world saw an increased number of smartphones shipped but overall little change in the top three vendors. Samsung has been the leader for some time now but is seeing its market share slowly reduced by the likes of tough competition. Year over year Samsung’s market share has shrunk by 4.5 percentage points and TrendForce’s prediction is that the top smartphone maker will lose another 1.4 percentage points by this time next year. The second place is again reserved for Apple, which sits more firmly with just 0.2% lost year over year. Lenovo is once again in third but it’s only able to claim that position thanks to the acquisition of Motorola, which added a 3% share of its own.
TECHi weighs both sides before reaching a conclusion.
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