Table of Contents
IDC Market Forecast Figure
Figure: Worldwide Smartphone Shipment Snapshot for Select Markets
Executive Summary
Advice for Technology Suppliers
The Rise of eSIM
5G Android Prices Coming Down
Market Forecast
Forecast by Operating System
Table: Worldwide Smartphone Shipments by Operating System, 2021–2026
Figure: Worldwide Smartphone Shipments by Operating System, 2021–2026
Figure: Worldwide Smartphone Shipments Share by Operating System, 2021–2026
Android
iOS
Other
Forecast Comparison: Smartphones Versus Feature Phones
Table: Worldwide Smartphone and Feature Phone Shipments, 2021–2026 (M)
Figure: Worldwide Smartphone and Feature Phone Shipments, 2021–2026
Figure: Worldwide Smartphone and Feature Phone Shipments Share, 2021–2026
Feature Phones
Smartphones
Forecast by Region
Table: Worldwide Smartphone Shipments by Region, 2021–2026 (M)
Figure: Worldwide Smartphone Shipments by Region, 2021–2026
Figure: Worldwide Smartphone Shipments Share by Region, 2021–2026
Smartphone ASP Forecast
Table: Worldwide Smartphone ASPs by Operating System, 2021–2026
Figure: Worldwide Smartphone ASPs by Operating System, 2021–2026
Market Context
Drivers and Inhibitors
Drivers
5G Handsets
Policy
Inhibitors
COVID-19
Component Shortages
Significant Market Developments
Russia's Invasion of Ukraine
Changes from Prior Forecast
Table: Worldwide Smartphone Shipments by Region, 2016–2026: Comparison of December 2021 and March 2022 Forecasts (M)
Figure: Worldwide Smartphone Shipments, 2016–2026: Comparison of December 2021 and March 2022 Forecasts
Market Definition
Feature Phone
Smartphone
Phablet
Methodology
Primary Data Sources
Secondary Sources
IDC's Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker
Related Research