Smart phone shipments to Vietnam reached an all-time high in thirdquarter of this year, with local vendors grabbing a significant amountof market share, according to the latest IDC Asia/Pacific QuarterlyMobile Phone Tracker.
Units of smart phones shipped to thecountry rose 83 percent year-over-year (YoY), a growth made all the moresignificant because total mobile phone shipments declined by 9 percentYoY.
Androids continued to dominate Vietnam ’s smart phonemarket, posting strong growth on the back of its large library of mobileapplications and growing base of local developers.
Theanticipated launch of new iOS for Apple and Windows Phone 8 handsets infourth quarter is expected to keep the market in an active andcompetitive state, the report said.
Samsung is still the runawayleader in the smart phone segment, and its success has inspired a numberof local vendors to attempt to break into the market.
HTCclimbed to second position with the Desire and One series sellingconsistently well, while LG has placed greater emphasis on the smartphone segment as its feature phone line-up struggled to compete.
Nokia's market share has declined due to low demand for its older Lumiaseries, severely impacted by its lack of upgradeability to Windows Phone8.
Meanwhile, Q-Mobile has introduced Q-Smart, a new brand ofsmart phone, with the aim of distinguishing itself in the fast-growingsmart phone space.-VNA
Units of smart phones shipped to thecountry rose 83 percent year-over-year (YoY), a growth made all the moresignificant because total mobile phone shipments declined by 9 percentYoY.
Androids continued to dominate Vietnam ’s smart phonemarket, posting strong growth on the back of its large library of mobileapplications and growing base of local developers.
Theanticipated launch of new iOS for Apple and Windows Phone 8 handsets infourth quarter is expected to keep the market in an active andcompetitive state, the report said.
Samsung is still the runawayleader in the smart phone segment, and its success has inspired a numberof local vendors to attempt to break into the market.
HTCclimbed to second position with the Desire and One series sellingconsistently well, while LG has placed greater emphasis on the smartphone segment as its feature phone line-up struggled to compete.
Nokia's market share has declined due to low demand for its older Lumiaseries, severely impacted by its lack of upgradeability to Windows Phone8.
Meanwhile, Q-Mobile has introduced Q-Smart, a new brand ofsmart phone, with the aim of distinguishing itself in the fast-growingsmart phone space.-VNA
