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Apple, RIM, HTC to account for 50% of global smartphone shipments in 1Q11, say Taiwan makers

Daniel Shen, Taipei; Steve Shen, DIGITIMES [Tuesday 28 December 2010]

Taiwan-based makers or handsets or components, based on orders received, have estimated that Apple, RIM and HTC will ship, respectively, 19-20 million, 14-15 million and 8-9 million smartphones in the first quarter of 2011, together sharing more than 50% of global smartphone shipments of 80-85 million units.

Apple is also expected to replace RIM as the second-ranked smartphone vendor with a 20-25% global market share, followed by RIM, Samsung Electronics and HTC, commented the sources, noting that Samsung and HTC are expected to each grab 10% or more.

But some other sources in the industry also have questioned if the estimated market share is too high for each vendor, as it means that these vendors and Nokia (30%) will account for 90% of the global smartphone market in the first quarter of 2011.

Sources: Industry sources, compiled by Digitimes, December 2010