Table of Contents
1. INDUSTRY OVERVIEW 1
- Market Structure & Overview 1
- Key Benefits 1
- Mobile Smart Devices Move Towards Ubiquity 2
- Market Challenges 2
- Research & Development 3
- Key Statistics 3
- Table 1: Global Mobile Smart Devices Market (2006): Percentage Share
Breakdown of Unit Sales by Device Type 3
- Table 2: Global Mobile Smart Devices Market (2006): Percentage Share
Breakdown by Operating System 3
- GPS-Integrated Mobile Devices: On the Growth Path 3
- Table 3: Global Mobile Devices Market (2007 & 2012F): Percentage Share
Breakdown by Device Type 4
- Table 4: Top 3 GPS Suppliers in the United States: Percentage Breakdown of
Volume & Value Share for the Period Q2 2007 4
- Will Touch Panels Replace Keypads in Handsets and Portable Devices? 5
- Table 5: World Resistive Touchpanel Applications: Percentage Share
Breakdown of Unit Sales for the Years 2005 and 2010(F) 5
- Segmental Overview 5
- Handheld PCs 5
- Graphing Calculators 6
- Graphing Calculators: A Spate of Models 6
- Arguments Against Graphing Calculators 6
- Enterprise Digital Assistants 6
- Tablet PC 7
- Pocket Computer 7
- Ultra-Mobile PC 7
- Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs) 7
- Market Scenario 9
- Handhelds and PDAs: Applications Galore 9
- Table 6: Global PDA Market (Q1 2007): Shipments in Thousand Units by
Operating System - Windows CE, Palm OS, Symbian and Linux 9
- Smartphones Usurp Market for PDA Devices 9
- PDA Devices Market Continues To Be Challenging 9
- Manufacturers Focus on Innovation to Maintain Consumer Interest 10
- Competitive Landscape 10
- Table 7: Global PDA Market (Q2 2006): Breakdown of Unit Sales for Research
In Motion, Palm, Hewlett-Packard, Mio Technology, Nokia, and Others (In 000
Units) 10
- Table 8: Global PDA Market (2005): Breakdown of Unit Sales for Research In
Motion, Palm, Hewlett-Packard, Nokia, T-Mobile, and Others (In 000 Units) 11
- End-Use Applications of PDAs 11
- Mobile Data Applications 11
- Automobile Navigation 11
- Sporting Uses 11
- Scientific and Medical Uses 11
- Use of PDA By Disabled People 12
- Educational Uses 12
- Laptop/Notebook PCs 12
- Laptop Categorization 12
- Rugged Laptop 12
- Netbook 12
- Subnotebook 13
- Desktop Replacement Computer (DRC) 13
- Components of a Laptop 13
- Memory (RAM) 13
- Central Processing Unit (CPU) 13
- Motherboard 13
- Expansion Cards 13
- Battery 13
- Power Supply 14
- Removable Media Drives 14
- Display 14
- Video display Controller 14
- Ports 14
- Input 14
- Internal Storage 14
- Laptop Accessory: Docking Stations 14
- Advantages of Laptop 14
- Performance 14
- Upgradeability 15
- Battery 15
- Less Noise 15
- Low Power Consumption 15
- Size 15
- Portability 15
- Characteristics 15
- Challenges to Market Growth 16
- Smartphones 16
- Security 16
- Durability 16
- Ergonomics and Health 16
- Key Statistics 17
- Table 9: Mass-Market Notebook PC Demand (2008): Breakdown of Unit
Shipments by Price Range 17
- Table 10: Mass-Market Notebook PC Demand (2008): Percentage Share
Breakdown of Unit Shipments by Region 17
- Smartphones/Mobile Smart Devices 17
- Categories of Handheld Mobile Devices 17
- Basic/Feature Rich Mobile Phones 17
- Smartphones 18
- Market Scenario 18
- Distribution Mechanism Widens
- for Mobile Devices 18
- Key Statistics 19
- Table 11: World Mobile Handset Devices Market (2005 &2007): Percentage
Share Breakdown of Unit Sales by Type of Handset - Feature Phones & Smart
Phones 19
- Table 12: World Mobile Handset Devices* (2007): Breakdown of Dollar Sales
and Unit Sales for Top Vendors - Nokia, Motorola, Samsung, Sony Ericsson, and
LG (In $Billions, In Million Units) 19
- Competitive Landscape 19
- Table 13: World Mobile Handset Devices Market (2007): Percentage Share
Breakdown of Unit Sales by Company 20
- Table 14: World Smartphones and Converged Devices Market (2008):
Percentage Share Breakdown of Unit Sales by Company - Nokia, Research in
Motion (RIM), HTC, Apple, Motorola, Palm, and Others 20
- Smartphones Have Proved To Be Recession-Proof 21
- Entertainment Applications Lead Smartphone Content 21
- Competitive Scenario 21
- Key Statistics 22
- Table 15: Global Smartphones Market with Annual Sales Figures in Million
Units for the years 2005 through 2007 22
- Table 16: Global Smartphones Market with Annual Sales Figures in US$
Billion for the years 2005 through 2007 22
- Table 17: Global Smartphones Market (2003 & 2007): Percentage Share
Breakdown of Unit Sales for North America & Rest of World 22
- Table 18: World Smart Phone Market (2007 & 2012F): Percentage Share
Breakdown by Operating System 23
- Table 19: World Smart Phone Market (2006): Percentage Share Breakdown of
Value Sales by Key Players 23
- Table 20: World Smart Phone Market (2006): Percentage Share Breakdown of
Unit Sales by Key Players 24
2. MARKET TRENDS & ISSUES 24
- Specialized Gadgets Pose Threat to Traditional Handheld Devices 24
- Smartphones Get "Smarter" 24
- Smartphones Ducks the Downward Trend of Handheld Market 25
- Smartphones to Support Richer Web Pages 25
- Wireless Gaming Offers Opportunities on a Platter 25
- Smartphones Generate New Advertising and Marketing Opportunities 25
- Mobile Commerce to Gain Popularity 26
- Customization and Consumer Preferences Influence the Vendors 26
- Security Issues Baffle Handheld Devices Industry 26
3. STRATEGIC CORPORATE
4. PRODUCT LAUNCHES 30
A REGIONAL PERSPECTIVE
1. THE UNITED STATES 42
- Market Overview 42
- Feature Rich Phones Attract Consumers 42
- Smartphones Outsell Most of Mobile Devices 43
- Competitive Scenario: 43
- Top Mobile Manufacturers Lag Behind in Smartphone Market 43
- AT&T: Leading US Carrier for Integrated Devices and Smartphones 43
- BlackBerry Dominates Smartphone Market 43
- iPhone Captures Over One-Fourth of US Smartphone Market 43
- Key Statistics 44
- Table 21: US Smartphone Market (2008): Percentage Share Breakdown of Sales
by Company 44
- Table 22: US Smart Phone Market (2007 & 2012F): Percentage Share Breakdown
by Operating System 44
- Table 23: US Mobile Devices Market (2007 & 2012F): Percentage Share
Breakdown by Device Type 45
- Table 24: Laptops Market in the US (2001-2007): Number of Subscribers in
Millions 45
- Table 25: Smartphones Market in the US (2001-2007): Number of Subscribers
in Millions 45
- Table 26: Mobile PDAs Market in the US (2001-2007): Number of Subscribers
in Millions 46
- Table 27: Handheld Devices Market in the US (2001-2007): Shipments in
Thousand Units 46
2. JAPAN 46
3. EUROPE 47
- Market Overview 47
- Stiff Market Conditions for iPhone 47
- Key Statistics 48
- Table 28: Mobile Devices Market in Western Europe (2007 & 2008):
Percentage Share Breakdown of Unit Shipments by Vendor 48
- Table 29: Mobile Devices Market in Europe (2006): Percentage Share
Breakdown of Unit Sales by Device Type 48
- Table 30: Mobile Smart Devices Market in Europe (2006): Percentage Share
Breakdown of Unit Sales by Region 48
- Table 31: Mobile Smart Devices Market in Europe (2006): Percentage Share
Breakdown of Unit Sales for Nokia, Sony Ericsson, Research in Motion,
Motorola, Samsung, and Others 49
- Table 32: Mobile Smart Devices Market in Europe (2006): Percentage Share
Breakdown of Revenues for Nokia, Samsung, Sony Ericsson, Motorola, LG, and
Others 49
4. ASIA-PACIFIC 49
- Market Overview 49
- Key Statistics 50
- Table 33: Asia Pacific Smart Mobile Device Market (Q1 2007): Percentage
Share Breakdown by Vendor - Nokia, Sharp, Fujitsu, Motorola, and Others 50
4a. AUSTRALIA 50
4b. CHINA 51
- Market Overview 51
- Innovative User Interface and User Experience Drive Growth of Smartphones
51
- Key Statistics 51
- Table 34: Smartphone Market in China (Q3 2008): Percentage Share Breakdown
of Revenues by Vendor 51
- Table 35: Smartphone Market in China (Q3 2008): Percentage Share Breakdown
by Operating System 52
4c. INDIA 52
4d. TAIWAN 52
5. MIDDLE EAST 53
6. LATIN AMERICA 53
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