Market research firm International Data Corporation (IDC) released the 2012 results of global shipments of smart connected devices which include laptops, smartphones, tablets and desktop PCs.
Heere is the list of the top five smart connected device vendors, shipments and market share in 2012.
|
Vendors |
2012 Unit Shipments |
2012 Market Share |
2011 Unit Shipments |
2011 Market Share |
Year-Year change |
|
Samsung |
250.0 |
20.8 % |
114.0 |
12.3 % |
119.3 % |
|
Apple |
218.7 |
18.2 % |
151.5 |
16.3 % |
44.3 % |
|
Lenovo |
78.3 |
6.5 % |
48.5 |
5.2 % |
61.4 % |
|
HP |
58.2 |
4.8 % |
63.6 |
6.8 % |
-8.5 % |
|
Dell |
38.2 |
3.2 % |
44.6 |
4.8 % |
-12.9 % |
|
Others |
557.1 |
46.4 % |
508.1 |
54.1% |
9.6 % |
|
Total |
1201.1 |
100.0% |
930.4 |
100.0% |
29.1% |
(Shipments in millions)
The IDC survey revealed that South Korean electronics major Samsung made record shipments of more than 250 million units for the year 2012, more than double the shipment record of 114 million in 2011.
Samsung's rival Apple came second with total shipments close to 219 million devices. Chinese electronics manufacturer Lenovo was placed third with 78.3 million devices, thanks to 23.7 million smartphone shipments, up from 3.7 million shipments last year.
Despite PC makers HP and Dell finishing fourth and fifth, respectively, both have lost some foothold in the global market mainly due to the declining demand for desktop PCs and laptops worldwide.
Smart Connected Device Market by product category, shipments, market share, 2012
|
Product category |
2012 Unit Shipments |
2012 Market Share |
2011 Unit Shipments |
2011 Market Share |
Year-over-Year Change |
|
Smartphone |
722.4 |
60.1 % |
494.5 |
53.1 % |
46.1 % |
|
Tablet |
128.3 |
10.7 % |
72.0 |
7.7 % |
78.4 % |
|
Portable PC |
202.0 |
16.8 % |
209.1 |
22.5 % |
-3.4 % |
|
Desktop PC |
148.4 |
12.4 % |
154.8 |
16.6 % |
-4.1 % |
|
Total |
1201.1 |
100 % |
930.4 |
1oo % |
29.1 % |
(Shipments in millions)
Considering the above table, a change in trend is apparent in the global smart-device market wherein consumers are inclined towards smaller and cheaper devices such as smartphones and tablets, which perform similar operation as the bulky desktop PCs and laptops.
