Android Phones To Dominate Through 2018 And Ios Revenues Will Dazzle – Thestreet

NEW YORK ( TheStreet ) — Google’s ( GOOG ) Android smartphones will continue to dominate the global marketplace during the next four years, according to new predictions, but Apple ( AAPL ) iOS-based devices will drive revenue. Based on the latest Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker survey from research firm IDC, Android will register 80% of all smartphones shipped worldwide and 61% of revenue by 2018. But, while iOS is expected to control only 13% of the total volume, it will deliver almost 34% of all revenue. iCharts Global smartphone http://www.batetech.com/collect-fun-games-android-enjoy-playing shipments are expected to reach almost 1.3 billion units this year, which would be an increase of more than 26% over 2013. It’s expected that 1.4 billion smartphones will be shipped in 2015, a 12.2% year-over-year growth rate. Smartphone shipments are expected to slow to about 1.9 billion units in 2018 for a 9.8% compound annual growth rate (CAGR) during the forecast period. Global Android phone shipments are expected to jump from 1.06 billion units this year to just under 1.5 billion in 2018. At the same time, iPhone shipments are predicted to rise from 178 million to 240 million. Google shares were down 80 cents to $533 Tuesday morning, andApple shareswere up 19 cents to $115.26. Smartphone revenue is a different story. The survey’s authors believe that revenue overall will be hard hit by the increasingly cutthroat nature of pricing, resulting in a 4.2% CAGR over the same period.
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