IDC just came out with a smartphone growth estimate, and the headline is that global smartphone growth is expected to grow 10.4% in 2015.
That’s down from 27.5% in 2014, but still racks up a nice 1.44 billion units this year.
As with everything this past week, all eyes are on China, which consumed 32.3% of all new smartphone shipments last year, and yet with forecasts of only 1.2% YOY growth in 2015 (down from 19.7% in 2014).
How’s that for a leading smartphone economic indicator?
IDC’s research also suggests that despite Apple’s big moves into the Chinese market, Android is still expected to carry 81% share of the smartphone penetration into 2019.
Lest we forget there are also formidable Chinese smartphone brands like Xiaomi gaining device market share in the Middle Kingdom.
Windows Phone brings up the rear with 2.6% expected market share growth this year.
Too soon to tell if Windows 10 Mobile’s tree falling in the smartphone forest makes much of a ringtone.
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