4G mobile phones shipments will double

that of 3G mobile phones in 2015

Worldwide mobile phone market in 2015

Number of smartphones expected to be used for work:

1.9 BILLION UNITS

2.1 BILLION UNITS

9.85% INCREASE

338.8 MILLION

UNITS

444.9 MILLION

UNITS

19.7% DECREASE

in smartphone shipments

in feature phone shipments

23.4% of all smartphones

shipped

23.1% of all smartphones

shipped

By 2019, worldwide mobile phone shipments will reach

Smartphones are taking larger share of all mobile phone shipments

73% IN 2015 By 2019, 87.7% of all mobile phones shipped will be smartphones

mobile phones driving market at 24% growth rate, with

shipped by 2019

2015

2019

Smartphones to Dominate Mobile

Phone BuyingBy 2019

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Key Drivers

Strong end-user demand from carriers

and end users

More vendors transitioning their

product portfolios to highlight smartphones

Broad and deep selection of models

for end users

Prices that fit nearly every budget

1.57 BILLION UNITS

75% of all mobile phones 4G-enabled by 2019

Marketshare forecast comparison

volumes declining 15.4% by 2019

2015 2019100%

0%

Windows Phone3.5%

BlackBerry0.5%

80%

15.2% 13.5%

79.1%

5.9%

0.5%

Android

iOS

Marketshare

Android will maintain leadership position with about 80% market share in 2015, and 79.1% market share in 2019.

iOS market share to peak at 15.2% in 2015, declining to 13.5% in 2019

Windows Phone will reach 3.5% in 2015, increasing to 5.9% in 2019.

BlackBerry will capture just 0.3% market share in 2015, and remain relatively flat throughout the forecast period.

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