China has taken over the United States into the smartphone market (smart phone) in the world by volume while the US still leads in terms of revenue, it is revealed by a market research firm.
Strategy Analytics says that smartphone shipments reached 24 million units in China during the third quarter of this year compared with 23 million units in the United States.
"The United States remained the largest market world smartphone based on revenue, but China has taken over the United States in terms of volume," said Executive Director of the Strategy Analytics, Neil Mawston.
"China is now at the forefront of mobile computing boom around the world," Mawston said. "China has become a large and growing smartphone market that hardware vendors do not exist, a manufacturer of components or content developers can afford to ignore it."
Strategy Analytics says, smartphone shipments to China grew by 58 percent in the third quarter from the previous quarter to 23.9 million units and fell seven percent to 23.3 million units in the United States over the same period.
"The rapid Growth has been driven by the rise in China availability of smartphones in the retail channel, aggressive subsidies by the operator of high-end models such as the Apple iPhone, and Android models of waves of cheap local brands in China," said the Director of Strategy Analytics, Tom Kang.
Company origin Finland, Nokia still leads the Chinese smartphone market with a share of 28 percent while the HTC smartphone AS Taiwan led the market with a share of 24 percent, according to Strategy Analytics.
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