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Cam-phone market to double in 2003 to 37 million units

Semiconductor Business News
February 25, 2003 (1:28 p.m. EST)

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BOSTON, Mass. --- A report from market research organization Strategy Analytics concludes that 18 million embedded-camera phones were sold worldwide in 2002, of which 13 million were sold in Japan.

J-Phone a Vodafone subsidiary leads the market, the company concluded. Strategy Analytics expects the market to double in size during 2003 to reach 37 million units.

“Nine million camera phones, 7% of total [mobile telephone] sales, were sold worldwide in Q4 2002, leading to a total of 18 million sold worldwide in 2002. 36% of camera phone sales were through a Vodafone carrier in 2002, a very impressive performance,” said Neil Mawston, senior analyst with Strategy Analytics, in a statement.

“Japanese vendors, like Sharp and Toshiba, are leveraging their experience to gain a wedge into the infantile camera phone market in Europe and North America. Supporting carrier imaging needs gives them a differentiated entry strategy in these mature markets which they will seek to maximize until the big three decide to enter the market in force,” said David Kerr, vice president of Strategy Analytics, in the same statement.

Nokia accounted for 91% of GSM camera phone sales worldwide in 2002 and Samsung accounted for 24% of CDMA camera phone sales worldwide in 2002, the company said.