Comprehensive Research of the Mobile Handset Market
Written by LBSzone
Monday, 15 September 2008
DUBLIN, Ireland--Research and Markets
(http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/68d60d/world_smart_phone)
has announced the addition of Frost & Sullivan's new report "World
Smart Phone and Feature Phone Markets" to their offering.
Comprehensive Research of the Mobile Handset Market Including Both Traditional Feature Phones and Smart Phones
This deliverable is a comprehensive research overview of the mobile handset market including both traditional feature phones and smart phones. The study has been produced for five years and has excellent historical market data and metrics along with each update including an enhanced market forecast. The report discusses market drivers, restraints, and challenges, along with market trends, vendor profiles, device model overviews, qualitative handset feature comparisons; quantitative data includes market sizing, market shares, along with forecasts regional and global forecasts of device unit shipments, average price per unit, and total market revenue.
Key Topics Covered:
INTRODUCTION
Introduction
- Title Slide
- Disclaimer
- Certification
- Table of Contents I
- Table of Contents II
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Introduction
- Summary of Findings
- Mobile Device Market Definitions
- Mobile Device Trends: Functionality Enhancements
- Mobile Device Dominates Electronic Form Factor
- Smart Phone and Feature Phone Forecast of Units and Revenues
- Past Present and Future Mobile Market by World Region for Units
- Past Present and Future Mobile Market by World Region for Revenues
- Touch Screens: Passing Fad or Major Trend?
- Assisted Global Positioning System Device Functionality and its
impact on Location Based Service Business Models
TOTAL MOBILE HANDHELD DEVICE MARKET: MARKET DYNAMICS
Market Dynamics
- Global Mobile Device Market Challenges: Feature Phones
- Global Mobile Device Market Challenges: Smart Phones
- Global Mobile Device Market Drivers: Feature Phones
- Global Mobile Device Market Drivers: Smart Phones
- Global Mobile Device Market Restraints: Feature Phones
- Global Mobile Device Market Restraints: Smart Phones
TOTAL MOBILE HANDHELD DEVICES MARKET: MARKET OVERVIEW
Market Overview
- Mobile Handheld Device Overview
- Total Market Metrics 2002 to 2007
- Top 5 Vendors Total Units Shipped 2002 to 2007
- Top 5 Vendors Total Revenues 2002 to 2007
- Top 5 Vendors Average Sale Price 2002 to 2007
- Total Market 2007 Revenues ASP and Units Shipped
- Smart Phone Market Size and Share and Growing Impact
- Smart Phone Market Share 2007
- Key Smart Phone Players Revenues Units and ASP for 2007
- Smart Phone Operating Systems Market Share World and U.S. for 2007
- Trends in Smart Phones
- Trends in Smart Phones II
- Trends in Smart Phone Operating Systems
- Trends in Smart Phone Operating Systems II
- Smart Phone Operating System Discussion
MOBILE DEVICE VENDOR PROFILES
TOTAL MOBILE HANDHELD DEVICE MARKET: MARKET FORECASTS AND STRATEGIES
Market Forecasts
- Types of Forecasts in this Chapter
- Forecast of Total Market by Units Revenues and Average Sale Price
for 2008 to 2014
- Forecast of Feature Phones and Smart Phones by Units Revenues and
Average Sale Price for 2008 to 2014
- Smart Phone and Total Device Shipment Forecast 2008-2014
- Forecast of World Population World Mobile Subscribers and World
Mobile Penetration Rate for 2008 to 2014
- Forecast of Grey Market of Recycled or Refurbished Mobile devices
for 2008 to 2014
- Forecast of Total Market by World Region for Units in Millions for
2008 to 2014
- Forecast of Total Market by World Region for Units by Region Share
of Units for 2005 to 2014
- Forecast of Total Market by World Region by Revenues in U.S.
Billions for 2008 to 2014
- Forecast of Total Market by World Region for Revenue by Region Share
of Revenues for 2005 to 2014
- Forecast of Total Market by World Region for Average Sale Price for
2008 to 2014
- Forecast of World Total Devices Sold with Assisted Global
Positioning System for 2008 to 2014
- Forecast of U.S. Total Devices Sold with Assisted Global Positioning
System for 2008 to 2014
- Forecast of Smart Phone Operating System for 2008 to 2014 for the
Total World Market
- Forecast of Smart Phone Operating System for 2008 to 2014 for U.S.
World Region
- Conclusions
Companies Mentioned:
- Apple
- HTC
- LG
- Motorola
- Nokia
- Palm
- Research in Motion
- Samsung
- Sony Ericsson
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