Global smartphone sales were weaker than expected in the second half of 2017, says TrendForce. It predicts that growth will slow to 2.8% this year, and says that there are ‘only two international brands with a clear future of growth in 2018’ …
TrendForce predicts that Apple will be one of these brands.
It forecasts that Apple will increase its market share from 15.2% last year to 15.7% this year, while market leader Samsung will see its own share fall from 21.9% to 20.3%.
Nokia will be the other winner, says the firm, thanks to a partnership in India.
Samsung’s production volume is expected to fall 5% year-on-year. It says that the company has been most successful with its ‘budget A and J series’ rather than its iPhone-competitor flagships.
TrendForce expects all-screen designs and biometrics to become mainstream features this year.
Bloomberg yesterday reported that Google is planning to mimic the iPhone X notch design in its next-gen Android smartphones.
