Strategy Analytics: Xiaomi Becomes World's 5th Largest Smartphone Vendor in Q2 2014

BOSTON, July 31, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- According to the latest research from Strategy Analytics, global smartphone shipments grew 27 percent annually to reach 295 million units in the second quarter of 2014. Xiaomi was the star performer, capturing a record 5 percent marketshare and becoming the world's fifth largest smartphone vendor for the first time ever.

Linda Sui, Director at Strategy Analytics, said, "Global smartphone shipments grew 27 percent annually from 233.0 million units in Q2 2013 to 295.2 million in Q2 2014. Smartphone growth was mixed on a regional basis during the quarter, with healthy demand in Asia and Africa counterbalanced by sluggish volumes across North America and Europe due to changes in the operator subsidy mix."

Neil Mawston, Executive Director at Strategy Analytics, added, "Samsung shipped 74.5 million smartphones worldwide and captured 25 percent marketshare in Q2 2014, dipping from 33 percent a year earlier. Samsung continues to face tough competition from Apple at the higher-end of the smartphone market and from Chinese brands like Huawei at the lower-end. Apple grew a below-average 13 percent annually and shipped 35.2 million iPhones worldwide for 12 percent marketshare in Q2 2014. Apple is currently in a holding pattern awaiting the expected launch of bigger-screen iPhones later this year. Huawei maintained third position in smartphones globally with a record 7 percent marketshare. Huawei is making strong gains in the high-growth LTE market with popular models such as the Ascend P7. In contrast, Lenovo is struggling in the fast-emerging LTE segment and as a result its global smartphone marketshare stayed broadly flat around the 5 percent range. Lenovo's smartphone growth has more than halved in the past year and its rapid expansion seen in recent quarters is coming to an end."

Woody Oh, Director at Strategy Analytics, added, "Xiaomi was the star performer in the quarter, capturing a record 5 percent marketshare and rising into fifth place in the global smartphone rankings for the first time ever. Xiaomi's Android smartphone models are wildly popular in the Chinese market and it shifts millions of them every quarter through its extensive online and operator channels. Xiaomi's next step is to target the international market in Asia and Europe, where it will have to invest big money to familiarize western consumers with its unfamiliar brand name. LG held sixth place for 5 percent global smartphone share and a record 14.5 million units shipped. LG is performing relatively well in the United States and Europe, but it continues to lag in the huge China and India markets."

Exhibit 1: Global Smartphone Vendor Shipments and Market Share in Q2 2014[1]

The full report, Xiaomi Becomes World's 5th Largest Smartphone Vendor in Q2 2014, is published by the Strategy Analytics Wireless Smartphone Strategies (WSS) service, details of which can be found here: http://tinyurl.com/9djv7u8.

About Strategy Analytics:
Strategy Analytics is a global, independent research and consulting firm. The company is headquartered in Boston, USA, with offices in the UK, France, Germany, Japan, South Korea, India and China. Visit www.strategyanalytics.com for more information.

Americas Contact:
Linda Sui / +1 617 614 0735 / [email protected] 
Ken Hyers / +1 617 614 0757 / [email protected]

EMEA Contact:
Neil Mawston / +44 1908 423 628 / [email protected]

Asia Contact:
Woody Oh / +44 1908 423 665 / [email protected]

[1]  Numbers are rounded.

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