Android Expected to Reach Its Peak This Year as Mobile Phone Shipments Slow, According to IDC
IDC Press Release
FRAMINGHAM, Mass. – The worldwide mobile phone market is forecast to grow slightly more than 4.0% year over year in 2012, the lowestannual growth rate since 2009, due to a sharp decline in the feature phone market and sluggish global economic conditions. According to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker, vendors will ship a total of nearly 1.8 billion mobile phones this year, compared to 1.7 billion units shipped in 2011. By the end of 2016, IDC forecasts 2.3 billion mobile phones will be shipped to the channel.